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

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

3. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?
(a) He offers to have his father come over so they can all talk.
(b) He asks if he wants to stay for dinner.
(c) He offers him a cup of tea.
(d) He offers to visit confession.

4. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.
(b) He has not tell him everything.
(c) Father Schwartz does not seem to care.
(d) He has told a lie, which is a sin.

5. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?
(a) He asks if he has used the Lord's name in vain.
(b) He asks if he has lied.
(c) He asks if he has committed theft.
(d) He asks if he has killed someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Rudolph Miller?

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

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

4. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?

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

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