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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 concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries his father will listen to his confession.
(b) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(c) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.
(d) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.

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

3. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?
(a) I can't say.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) I'm not sure.

4. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?
(a) Cleric.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Freight agent.

5. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
(a) He must pretend he cares.
(b) He must skip dinner.
(c) He must overcome his own anguish.
(d) He must tell Rudolph to come back later.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?

2. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?

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

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

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