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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 Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He talks with the other parishioners.
(b) He draws inappropriate pictures.
(c) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(d) He stands near the confessional and eavesdrops.

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?
(a) His friends said terrible things about Father Schwartz.
(b) He had said immodest things as well.
(c) It was all his idea.
(d) Their words had excited him.

3. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph's father?
(a) He was his former housekeeper.
(b) He is a parishioner.
(c) He is a clergyman.
(d) They went to school together.

4. 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 tells him he should not come to his house.
(c) He pretends to be busy.
(d) He prays with him.

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?
(a) He is worried about his father.
(b) He has committed a horrible sin.
(c) He wants to be a pastor.
(d) His mother has run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?

2. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

3. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?

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

5. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?

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