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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?
(a) It was all his idea.
(b) He had said immodest things as well.
(c) Their words had excited him.
(d) His friends said terrible things about Father Schwartz.

3. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) Rudolph's mother.
(b) A fellow priest.
(c) Rudolph's father.
(d) Father Schwartz's housekeeper.

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) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.
(c) He has told a lie, which is a sin.
(d) He has not tell him everything.

5. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Fantastical.
(c) Immodest.
(d) Foolish.

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

7. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Grimy.
(c) Obscene.
(d) Filthy.

8. 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 talks with the other parishioners.
(c) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(d) He draws inappropriate pictures.

9. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?
(a) Why he finds them problematic.
(b) How often he has had them.
(c) If he has told anyone else about them.
(d) If he enjoys them.

10. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?
(a) Gruesome labyrinths.
(b) Dingy roads.
(c) Solemn parishioners.
(d) Creepy gargoyles.

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 the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He lied.
(b) He stole.
(c) He took the Lord's name in vain.
(d) He coveted his neighbors possessions.

13. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have told his friends to stop talking.
(b) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.
(c) He should have told his parents.
(d) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.

14. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Agony.
(d) Anticipation.

15. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?
(a) Plan to steal from their neighbor.
(b) Smoke cigarettes with his friends.
(c) Spied on the neighbors doing immodest things.
(d) Listened to his friends say immodest things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?

2. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?

3. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?

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

5. How old is Rudolph Miller?

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