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

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

3. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
(a) He feels unable to obtain perfect union with God.
(b) He does not get along with his housekeeper.
(c) The noise outside his window makes it hard to read.
(d) He works so late he does not sleep.

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

5. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
(a) He collapses.
(b) He cries.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He vomits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?

2. What is the only sound that is heard when Father Schwartz is with Rudolph in Chapter 5?

3. How does Rudolph's father react to his son's anger in the kitchen 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 happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?

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