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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He calls his father a fool.
(b) He runs out of the house and slams the door.
(c) He throws his cup into the sink.
(d) He steps on his father's foot.

2. What is Rudolph's father's name?
(a) Curt.
(b) Cam.
(c) Cab.
(d) Carl.

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

4. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Praying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Reading.

5. What is the only sound that is heard when Father Schwartz is with Rudolph in Chapter 5?
(a) The rain outside.
(b) The ticking clock.
(c) The housekeeper cooking.
(d) The dripping faucet.

6. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?
(a) Pray.
(b) Make breakfast.
(c) Take a walk.
(d) Clean the house.

7. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?
(a) Runs to the drugstore for medicine.
(b) Calls the housekeeper to help.
(c) Runs to his father for help.
(d) Runs out of Father Schwartz's study.

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

9. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?
(a) Men and women pass by talking and laughing.
(b) Parishioners gather outside and pray for him.
(c) A crowd gathers to see what has happened.
(d) The ambulance arrives.

10. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?
(a) If he knows how hard it is to be a clergyman.
(b) If he is ready to go home.
(c) If he has ever been to a party.
(d) If he would like to be a father someday.

11. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Ever so grateful.
(b) Outright angry.
(c) Eternally bored.
(d) Wildly afraid.

12. What color are Rudolph's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

13. Since he thinks his first occupation may be unrealistic, what else does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz he might be when he grows up?
(a) A musician or clergyman.
(b) An actor of Navy officer.
(c) A policeman or army general.
(d) A singer or college professor.

14. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?
(a) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.
(b) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(c) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.
(d) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.

15. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) Caring more about his hunger than his parents.
(b) Caring more about his thirst than his religion.
(c) Caring more about himself than his family.
(d) Not caring about anyone or anything ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?

2. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?

3. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?

4. How does Rudolph feel toward his mother when she tries to help after his altercation with his father in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

5. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?

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