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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 did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?
(a) Spied on the neighbors doing immodest things.
(b) Plan to steal from their neighbor.
(c) Listened to his friends say immodest things.
(d) Smoke cigarettes with his friends.

2. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) Father Schwartz does not seem to care.
(b) He has not tell him everything.
(c) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.
(d) He has told a lie, which is a sin.

3. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
(a) He does not get along with his housekeeper.
(b) He works so late he does not sleep.
(c) The noise outside his window makes it hard to read.
(d) He feels unable to obtain perfect union with God.

4. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Obscene.
(b) Grimy.
(c) Filthy.
(d) Inappropriate.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?

4. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?

5. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?

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