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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?
(a) If he enjoys them.
(b) How often he has had them.
(c) Why he finds them problematic.
(d) If he has told anyone else about them.

2. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?
(a) He asks if he wants to stay for dinner.
(b) He offers him a cup of tea.
(c) He offers to visit confession.
(d) He offers to have his father come over so they can all talk.

3. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) Probably nothing.
(b) He will anger God.
(c) He will anger his father.
(d) He will anger Father Schwartz.

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have told his parents.
(b) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.
(c) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.
(d) He should have told his friends to stop talking.

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

6. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph's father?
(a) He was his former housekeeper.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) He is a parishioner.
(d) He is a clergyman.

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

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

9. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?
(a) He has thought his parents were evil.
(b) He has wished his parent's would split up.
(c) He has wished his parent's dead.
(d) He has thought he might be too good to be his parent's son.

10. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He will go to the bathroom.
(b) He will drink water in the morning.
(c) He will pretend to be sick.
(d) He will skip church.

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

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

13. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(b) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.
(c) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.
(d) If he leaves his mother will be angry.

14. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Agony.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Anticipation.

15. How old is Rudolph Miller?
(a) 22.
(b) 11.
(c) 17.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?

2. Where is Father Schwartz when Rudolph Miller comes to visit him at the start of "Absolution"?

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

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

5. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?

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