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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz do every night?
(a) Read.
(b) Watch TV.
(c) Visit the homes of parishioners.
(d) Weep.

2. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(b) If he leaves his mother will be angry.
(c) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.
(d) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.

3. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
(a) He asks him to come back later.
(b) He pretends to be busy.
(c) He tells him he should not come to his house.
(d) He prays with him.

4. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) Father Schwartz.
(c) Rudolph Miller.
(d) Carl Miller.

5. When does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) The Sunday before the story begins.
(b) The Sunday after the story begins.
(c) Saturday, three days before the story begins.
(d) Saturday, three days after the story begins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?

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

3. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?

4. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?

5. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?

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