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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?
(a) Like spiderwebs.
(b) Like flower petals.
(c) Like short bristles.
(d) Like sun rays.

2. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
(a) He had forgotten his morning prayers.
(b) He is not sure God is real.
(c) His father beat him.
(d) He accidentally drank water.

3. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(b) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.
(c) If he leaves his mother will be angry.
(d) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.

4. 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 out of Father Schwartz's study.
(d) Runs to his father for help.

5. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
(a) He asks him to come back later.
(b) He prays with him.
(c) He pretends to be busy.
(d) He tells him he should not come to his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?

2. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?

3. What does Rudolph's father tells him he must do as soon as they get to church that Sunday in Chapter 3?

4. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?

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