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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 scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?
(a) Cheap toilet soap.
(b) Suppers cooking in the homes he passes.
(c) Baking bread.
(d) The impending rain.

2. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) His mouth is trembling.
(b) He is pacing.
(c) He is wringing his hands.
(d) He is sweating and his breathing is shallow.

3. What does Rudolph think will happen if he tells his father the truth about why he is in the kitchen that Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) His mother will give him extra chores.
(b) His father will beat him.
(c) God will be angry.
(d) He will not be allowed to go to church.

4. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?
(a) Runs to the drugstore for medicine.
(b) Calls the housekeeper to help.
(c) Runs to his father for help.
(d) Runs out of Father Schwartz's study.

5. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He stole.
(b) He lied.
(c) He coveted his neighbors possessions.
(d) He took the Lord's name in vain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?

2. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?

3. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

4. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

5. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?

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