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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the author of "Absolution"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Franz Kafka.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?
(a) He has committed a horrible sin.
(b) He is worried about his father.
(c) He wants to be a pastor.
(d) His mother has run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?

3. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?

4. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

5. What color are Rudolph's eyes?

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