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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 concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.
(b) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(c) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.
(d) He worries his father will listen to his confession.

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) It was all his idea.
(c) Their words had excited him.
(d) He had said immodest things as well.

3. 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.

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

5. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?
(a) Freight agent.
(b) Cleric.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?

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

3. When does Chapter 2 begin?

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

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

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