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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 does not get along with his housekeeper.
(b) He works so late he does not sleep.
(c) The noise outside his window makes it hard to read.
(d) He feels unable to obtain perfect union with God.

2. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
(a) He must pretend he cares.
(b) He must skip dinner.
(c) He must overcome his own anguish.
(d) He must tell Rudolph to come back later.

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

4. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?
(a) A crowd gathers to see what has happened.
(b) Men and women pass by talking and laughing.
(c) Parishioners gather outside and pray for him.
(d) The ambulance arrives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?

2. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?

3. What does Rudolph see his father doing at the end of Chapter 3?

4. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?

5. How does Rudolph feel as the time for communion nears at church in Chapter 4?

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