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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
(a) He works so late he does not sleep.
(b) He does not get along with his housekeeper.
(c) He feels unable to obtain perfect union with God.
(d) The noise outside his window makes it hard to read.

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

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

4. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?
(a) Listening to immodest conversation.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Being mean to an old lady.
(d) Taking communion.

5. How does Rudolph feel as the time for communion nears at church in Chapter 4?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Giddy.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

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

3. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

4. How does Rudolph's father react to his son's anger in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

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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