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

2. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) He woke his mother who is sick.
(b) Rudolph woke him up.
(c) He is supposed to take communion that day.
(d) Rudolph has made a mess.

3. 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) Not caring about anyone or anything ever.
(c) Caring more about his thirst than his religion.
(d) Caring more about himself than his family.

4. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?
(a) She tries to put witch hazel on his wounds.
(b) She tries to talk to him about what happened.
(c) She tells Rudolph it was not his fault.
(d) She tells him it will never happen again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?

2. Who does Rudolph begin to think of while Father Schwartz talks to him in Chapter 5?

3. What does Rudolph's father pray for at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?

4. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should do after asking him what he wants to be when he grows up?

4. How does Rudolph feel as time for communion nears? Why does he ultimately get up to take communion?

5. What happens between Carl and Rudolph after Rudolph angrily tosses his cup into the kitchen sink in Chapter 3?

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

7. How does Rudolph's mother behave after his altercation with his father in Chapter 3? How does Rudolph feel about his mother at this time?

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

9. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz in the confessional in Chapter 4 after his altercation with his father?

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

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