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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?
(a) Rudolph Miller.
(b) Carl Miller.
(c) Father Schwartz.
(d) The housekeeper.

2. 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 sweating and his breathing is shallow.
(c) He is pacing.
(d) He is wringing his hands.

3. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
(a) He pretends to be busy.
(b) He prays with him.
(c) He asks him to come back later.
(d) He tells him he should not come to his house.

4. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?
(a) He helped his mother cook supper.
(b) He played with some friends.
(c) He locked himself in his bedroom.
(d) He went to confession.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?

3. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?

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

5. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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