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

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

3. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?
(a) He feels that since nothing bad happened, all will be okay.
(b) He is happy that all is going as planned.
(c) He wishes he had told his father the truth.
(d) Like he has committed a mortal sin.

4. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(b) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.
(c) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.
(d) If he leaves his mother will be angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?

2. Who does Rudolph begin to think of while Father Schwartz talks to him in Chapter 5?

3. Who is waiting to see Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?

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

5. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

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