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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 is Father Schwartz first name?
(a) Allain.
(b) Adolphus.
(c) Albert.
(d) Alfred.

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?
(a) His friends said terrible things about Father Schwartz.
(b) Their words had excited him.
(c) He had said immodest things as well.
(d) It was all his idea.

3. How old is Rudolph Miller?
(a) 22.
(b) 8.
(c) 17.
(d) 11.

4. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(b) He talks with the other parishioners.
(c) He stands near the confessional and eavesdrops.
(d) He draws inappropriate pictures.

5. Who is the author of "Absolution"?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Franz Kafka.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?

5. Who can Father Schwartz hear pass by his window at 4 p.m.?

(see the answer key)

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