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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's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?
(a) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.
(b) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.
(c) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(d) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.

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

3. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) He is thirsty.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He must be sleepwalking.
(d) He wants to make his family breakfast.

4. 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) Rudolph had not been to confession in over a month.
(c) His father suspected Rudolph had had impure thoughts.
(d) His father suspected Rudolph has stolen from the church.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph's father?

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

4. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

5. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?

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