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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
(a) He collapses.
(b) He cries.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He vomits.

2. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Heart-broken.

3. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?
(a) Runs to his father for help.
(b) Runs out of Father Schwartz's study.
(c) Runs to the drugstore for medicine.
(d) Calls the housekeeper to help.

4. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) In a church pew.
(b) Father Schwartz's study.
(c) At Rudolph's house.
(d) In the confessional.

5. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?
(a) She tries to put witch hazel on his wounds.
(b) She tells him it will never happen again.
(c) She tells Rudolph it was not his fault.
(d) She tries to talk to him about what happened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?

2. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?

3. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?

5. Since he thinks his first occupation may be unrealistic, what else does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz he might be when he grows up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rudolph feel safe in the room with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

2. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz in the confessional in Chapter 4 after his altercation with his father?

3. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should do after asking him what he wants to be when he grows up?

4. Why does Carl go to the kitchen when he was getting ready for work on Sunday morning?

5. What does Carl find Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

6. What is Carl Miller's Sunday morning routine as seen at the start of Chapter 3?

7. With whom does Rudolph walk to church? What is he told he must do when he arrives?

8. How does Rudolph feel as time for communion nears? Why does he ultimately get up to take communion?

9. What are the only two options Rudolph thinks he has after his father finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

10. At the end of the story, why does Rudolph feel that God will not punish him for his lies?

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