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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. How does Rudolph's father react to his son's anger in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He tells Rudolph's mother.
(b) He walks away from him.
(c) He leaves the house and slams the door.
(d) He attacks him.

2. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?
(a) Like he has committed a mortal sin.
(b) He is happy that all is going as planned.
(c) He wishes he had told his father the truth.
(d) He feels that since nothing bad happened, all will be okay.

3. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Being mean to an old lady.
(c) Taking communion.
(d) Listening to immodest conversation.

4. What color are Rudolph's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?

2. What is the only sound that is heard when Father Schwartz is with Rudolph in Chapter 5?

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

4. How does Rudolph feel toward his mother when she tries to help after his altercation with his father in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

5. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Carl upset at Rudolph when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

7. What happens between Carl and Rudolph after Rudolph angrily tosses his cup into the kitchen sink in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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