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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) I'm not sure.
(d) I can't say.

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

3. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?
(a) He has thought his parents were evil.
(b) He has wished his parent's dead.
(c) He has wished his parent's would split up.
(d) He has thought he might be too good to be his parent's son.

4. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?
(a) Cheap toilet soap.
(b) Suppers cooking in the homes he passes.
(c) Baking bread.
(d) The impending rain.

5. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?
(a) Dingy roads.
(b) Gruesome labyrinths.
(c) Creepy gargoyles.
(d) Solemn parishioners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?

4. When does Chapter 2 begin?

5. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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