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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 does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He calls his father a fool.
(b) He throws his cup into the sink.
(c) He steps on his father's foot.
(d) He runs out of the house and slams the door.

2. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) In the confessional.
(b) At Rudolph's house.
(c) In a church pew.
(d) Father Schwartz's study.

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

4. What is most important to Rudolph's father?
(a) His friends.
(b) His job.
(c) His wife.
(d) Church.

5. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is carefree.
(c) He is in tears.
(d) He is calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?

2. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

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

4. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?

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

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