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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 lie does Rudolph tell his father when his father is upset after finding him in the kitchen Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He thought it was Friday.
(b) He does not know how he got there.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) He forgot about communion.

2. What is most important to Rudolph's father?
(a) His job.
(b) Church.
(c) His wife.
(d) His friends.

3. How does Rudolph feel toward his mother when she tries to help after his altercation with his father in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) Thankful.
(b) Admiring.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Loving.

4. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?
(a) The ambulance arrives.
(b) A crowd gathers to see what has happened.
(c) Men and women pass by talking and laughing.
(d) Parishioners gather outside and pray for him.

5. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He wants to make his family breakfast.
(c) He must be sleepwalking.
(d) He is thirsty.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What word does Father Schwartz repeat when he tells Rudolph what happens when groups of people get together?

5. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Rudolph's mother behave after his altercation with his father in Chapter 3? How does Rudolph feel about his mother at this time?

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

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

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