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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) He is thirsty.
(b) He wants to make his family breakfast.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He must be sleepwalking.

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) It was all his idea.
(d) He had said immodest things as well.

3. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?
(a) Like sun rays.
(b) Like flower petals.
(c) Like spiderwebs.
(d) Like short bristles.

4. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?
(a) He locked himself in his bedroom.
(b) He played with some friends.
(c) He went to confession.
(d) He helped his mother cook supper.

5. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Eternally bored.
(b) Outright angry.
(c) Wildly afraid.
(d) Ever so grateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Absolution"?

2. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?

3. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?

4. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?

5. What does Rudolph's father tells him he must do as soon as they get to church that Sunday in Chapter 3?

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