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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?
(a) Their words had excited him.
(b) It was all his idea.
(c) He had said immodest things as well.
(d) His friends said terrible things about Father Schwartz.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?

2. Who is the first character introduced in "Absolution"?

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

4. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?

5. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?

Short Essay Questions

1. What words does Father Schwartz use when addressing Rudolph in the confessional in Chapter 2?

2. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?

3. Who is Rudolph Miller? How does Father Schwartz behave when he first comes to his house in Chapter 1?

4. What made Rudolph uncomfortable as he sat waiting to confess at the start of Chapter 2?

5. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done when he was in the barn with the boy and the girl?

6. What questions does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph when he says he has committed a terrible sin?

7. Why did Rudolph stay and confess despite his urge to leave while he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?

8. What sin did Rudolph finally confess to Father Schwartz after he "exhausted the minor offenses" (6)?

9. What object in Father Schwartz's room reminds him of "gruesome labyrinths" (1)? Why does he stare at this object in the first place?

10. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?

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