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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. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Filthy.
(c) Grimy.
(d) Obscene.

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

3. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) Father Schwartz's housekeeper.
(b) Rudolph's mother.
(c) A fellow priest.
(d) Rudolph's father.

4. What concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(b) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.
(c) He worries his father will listen to his confession.
(d) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?

2. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?

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

4. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?

5. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?

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