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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 Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.
(b) He should have told his friends to stop talking.
(c) He should have told his parents.
(d) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.

2. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He cheated on a test at school.
(b) He was mean to an old lady.
(c) He skipped church the week before.
(d) He talked back to his teacher.

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

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

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. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph's father?

2. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?

3. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?

4. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?

5. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?

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