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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 confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?
(a) Smoke cigarettes with his friends.
(b) Plan to steal from their neighbor.
(c) Spied on the neighbors doing immodest things.
(d) Listened to his friends say immodest things.

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

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

4. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) His mouth is trembling.
(b) He is pacing.
(c) He is wringing his hands.
(d) He is sweating and his breathing is shallow.

5. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?
(a) Rudolph had not been to confession in over a month.
(b) His father suspected Rudolph had told a lie.
(c) His father suspected Rudolph has stolen from the church.
(d) His father suspected Rudolph had had impure thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?

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

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

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

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