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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He will pretend to be sick.
(b) He will skip church.
(c) He will drink water in the morning.
(d) He will go to the bathroom.

4. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He runs out of the house and slams the door.
(b) He steps on his father's foot.
(c) He calls his father a fool.
(d) He throws his cup into the sink.

5. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Fantastical.
(d) Immodest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

2. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?

3. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?

4. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?

5. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?

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