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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. Where is Father Schwartz when Rudolph Miller comes to visit him at the start of "Absolution"?
(a) At home.
(b) In the library.
(c) At a cafe.
(d) At church.

2. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?
(a) He has wished his parent's would split up.
(b) He has wished his parent's dead.
(c) He has thought his parents were evil.
(d) He has thought he might be too good to be his parent's son.

3. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?
(a) Son and boy.
(b) Buddy and pal.
(c) Baby and Infant.
(d) Sir and young man.

4. Who is the author of "Absolution"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

5. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?
(a) Why he finds them problematic.
(b) How often he has had them.
(c) If he has told anyone else about them.
(d) If he enjoys them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?

2. How old is Rudolph Miller?

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

4. Who can Father Schwartz hear pass by his window at 4 p.m.?

5. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?

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