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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Obscene.
(c) Grimy.
(d) Filthy.

4. Who is the author of "Absolution"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Franz Kafka.

5. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He has told a lie, which is a sin.
(b) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.
(c) He has not tell him everything.
(d) Father Schwartz does not seem to care.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?

3. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?

4. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?

5. What is Father Schwartz first name?

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