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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, Rudolph decides that he will not be punished for his lie. Why is that?
(a) Because he only lied to make things better in the confessional.
(b) There is no God.
(c) Father Schwartz does not know he lied.
(d) Rudolph did not lie on purpose.

2. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?
(a) Agony.
(b) Anticipation.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Anxiety.

3. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?
(a) Pray.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Take a walk.
(d) Make breakfast.

4. When does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) Saturday, three days before the story begins.
(b) The Sunday before the story begins.
(c) Saturday, three days after the story begins.
(d) The Sunday after the story begins.

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he first asks what he would like to be when he grows up?
(a) A baseball player.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A clergyman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he must do with his life?

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

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

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

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