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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's father react to his son's anger in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He tells Rudolph's mother.
(b) He attacks him.
(c) He walks away from him.
(d) He leaves the house and slams the door.

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

3. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?
(a) So he can no longer hear people pass by his window.
(b) So he can finally fall asleep.
(c) So he can watch the moon and stars from his back porch.
(d) So he can take walk alone.

4. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?
(a) She tells him it will never happen again.
(b) She tries to put witch hazel on his wounds.
(c) She tells Rudolph it was not his fault.
(d) She tries to talk to him about what happened.

5. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?
(a) Make breakfast.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Take a walk.
(d) Pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?

2. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?

3. Where is Father Schwartz when Rudolph Miller comes to visit him at the start of "Absolution"?

4. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?

5. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

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