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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?
(a) He points out that his father had lost control of his temper in the kitchen as well.
(b) He says his father does not care about him.
(c) He wishes he had a different father.
(d) Rudolph says his father is not as pious as he pretends.

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

5. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?
(a) He asks if he has used the Lord's name in vain.
(b) He asks if he has killed someone.
(c) He asks if he has committed theft.
(d) He asks if he has lied.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?

3. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

4. What is Rudolph's father's name?

5. How old is Rudolph Miller?

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