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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting to see Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Rudolph's friend.
(b) Father Schwartz housekeeper.
(c) Carl.
(d) Rudolph.

2. What concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries his father will listen to his confession.
(b) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(c) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.
(d) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.

3. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is in tears.
(c) He is carefree.
(d) He is calm.

4. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) Father Schwartz does not seem to care.
(b) He has told a lie, which is a sin.
(c) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.
(d) He has not tell him everything.

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

6. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?
(a) Rudolph's schoolmate.
(b) Rudolph's cousin.
(c) Rudolph's teacher.
(d) Rudolph's alter ego.

7. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
(a) He pretends to be busy.
(b) He asks him to come back later.
(c) He prays with him.
(d) He tells him he should not come to his house.

8. What is Father Schwartz first name?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Adolphus.
(c) Allain.
(d) Albert.

9. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
(a) He must tell Rudolph to come back later.
(b) He must pretend he cares.
(c) He must overcome his own anguish.
(d) He must skip dinner.

10. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He stands near the confessional and eavesdrops.
(b) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(c) He talks with the other parishioners.
(d) He draws inappropriate pictures.

11. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?
(a) I can't say.
(b) I'm not sure.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

12. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He skipped church the week before.
(b) He talked back to his teacher.
(c) He cheated on a test at school.
(d) He was mean to an old lady.

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

14. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He will skip church.
(b) He will pretend to be sick.
(c) He will drink water in the morning.
(d) He will go to the bathroom.

15. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?
(a) He has thought he might be too good to be his parent's son.
(b) He has wished his parent's would split up.
(c) He has thought his parents were evil.
(d) He has wished his parent's dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?

3. What does Father Schwartz do every night?

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?

5. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?

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