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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. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) Rudolph woke him up.
(b) Rudolph has made a mess.
(c) He woke his mother who is sick.
(d) He is supposed to take communion that day.

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

3. What word does Father Schwartz repeat when he tells Rudolph what happens when groups of people get together?
(a) Glimmering.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Gloomy.
(d) Glamorous.

4. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He steps on his father's foot.
(b) He throws his cup into the sink.
(c) He calls his father a fool.
(d) He runs out of the house and slams the door.

5. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he must do with his life?
(a) See the world.
(b) Pray for his soul.
(c) Run away from home.
(d) Help those in need.

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 happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?

3. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?

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

5. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Father Schwartz at the end of the story? What does Rudolph do?

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

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

4. What does Carl pray for in the church pew as he kneels beside his son?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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