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

2. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
(a) He is in tears.
(b) He is calm.
(c) He is carefree.
(d) He is angry.

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

4. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?
(a) Creepy gargoyles.
(b) Dingy roads.
(c) Gruesome labyrinths.
(d) Solemn parishioners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?

2. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?

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

4. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?

5. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?

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