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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudolph's father pray for at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
(a) His community.
(b) His wife.
(c) His health.
(d) His son to be forgiven.

2. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?
(a) The impending rain.
(b) Cheap toilet soap.
(c) Suppers cooking in the homes he passes.
(d) Baking bread.

3. Who can Father Schwartz hear pass by his window at 4 p.m.?
(a) Schoolchildren.
(b) A group of women.
(c) Nobody, the streets are eerily quiet.
(d) Ambulances.

4. 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 feels that since nothing bad happened, all will be okay.
(d) He wishes he had told his father the truth.

5. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) He is wringing his hands.
(b) He is sweating and his breathing is shallow.
(c) He is pacing.
(d) His mouth is trembling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?

3. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

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

5. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?

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