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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 did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?
(a) He understood why his father thought it important.
(b) He was angry.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was happy to be reminded.

2. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
(a) He works so late he does not sleep.
(b) He does not get along with his housekeeper.
(c) The noise outside his window makes it hard to read.
(d) He feels unable to obtain perfect union with God.

3. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?
(a) Like spiderwebs.
(b) Like flower petals.
(c) Like short bristles.
(d) Like sun rays.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?

2. At the end of the story, Rudolph decides that he will not be punished for his lie. Why is that?

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

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

5. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?

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