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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. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) Father Schwartz's housekeeper.
(b) Rudolph's father.
(c) A fellow priest.
(d) Rudolph's mother.

2. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) At the drugstore.
(b) In the confessional.
(c) At the Miller's.
(d) In his house.

3. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?
(a) So he can finally fall asleep.
(b) So he can no longer hear people pass by his window.
(c) So he can watch the moon and stars from his back porch.
(d) So he can take walk alone.

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

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) Creepy gargoyles.
(c) Solemn parishioners.
(d) Gruesome labyrinths.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?

3. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?

4. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

5. Where is Father Schwartz when Rudolph Miller comes to visit him at the start of "Absolution"?

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