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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, Rudolph decides that he will not be punished for his lie. Why is that?
(a) There is no God.
(b) Because he only lied to make things better in the confessional.
(c) Father Schwartz does not know he lied.
(d) Rudolph did not lie on purpose.

2. What does Father Schwartz yell out in his study at the end of the story?
(a) Get out of here!
(b) Oh, my God!
(c) Find help!
(d) I'm dying!

3. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?
(a) He feels that since nothing bad happened, all will be okay.
(b) Like he has committed a mortal sin.
(c) He wishes he had told his father the truth.
(d) He is happy that all is going as planned.

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

5. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
(a) He vomits.
(b) He collapses.
(c) He cries.
(d) He falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?

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

4. What color are Rudolph's eyes?

5. What is Rudolph's father's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rudolph feel safe in the room with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

2. Why is Carl upset at Rudolph when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

3. What does Carl pray for in the church pew as he kneels beside his son?

4. Why does Carl go to the kitchen when he was getting ready for work on Sunday morning?

5. What happens to Father Schwartz at the end of the story? What does Rudolph do?

6. What does Carl find Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

7. At the end of the story, why does Rudolph feel that God will not punish him for his lies?

8. What is Carl Miller's Sunday morning routine as seen at the start of Chapter 3?

9. With whom does Rudolph walk to church? What is he told he must do when he arrives?

10. What are the only two options Rudolph thinks he has after his father finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

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