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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sick and must go home.
(d) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.

2. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?
(a) Father Schwartz.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) Carl Miller.
(d) Rudolph Miller.

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

4. What does Rudolph feel while in the confessional with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Annoyed that he has to be there.
(b) Safe from God's wrath.
(c) Anxious that his father might be listening.
(d) Eager to get out of there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?

2. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?

3. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?

4. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?

5. What does Rudolph think will happen if he tells his father the truth about why he is in the kitchen that Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

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