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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 does Rudolph see his father doing at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Slamming his bedroom door.
(b) Sitting at the table.
(c) Yelling at his mother.
(d) Walking to church.

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

3. How does Rudolph feel as the time for communion nears at church in Chapter 4?
(a) Giddy.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Anxious.

4. What is Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning when his father finds him?
(a) Holding a cup of water.
(b) Cooking breakfast.
(c) Eating breakfast.
(d) Sleeping at the table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph feel while in the confessional with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

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

3. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?

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

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he first asks what he would like to be when he grows up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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