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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting to see Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Carl.
(b) Rudolph's friend.
(c) Father Schwartz housekeeper.
(d) Rudolph.

2. What does Father Schwartz yell out in his study at the end of the story?
(a) Find help!
(b) Get out of here!
(c) Oh, my God!
(d) I'm dying!

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

4. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?
(a) If he is ready to go home.
(b) If he would like to be a father someday.
(c) If he has ever been to a party.
(d) If he knows how hard it is to be a clergyman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?

2. Who does Rudolph begin to think of while Father Schwartz talks to him in Chapter 5?

3. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?

4. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

5. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

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