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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) Rudolph's mother.
(b) Father Schwartz's housekeeper.
(c) A fellow priest.
(d) Rudolph's father.

6. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
(a) He is calm.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is in tears.
(d) He is carefree.

7. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?
(a) Suppers cooking in the homes he passes.
(b) Cheap toilet soap.
(c) Baking bread.
(d) The impending rain.

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

9. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?
(a) He understood why his father thought it important.
(b) He was happy to be reminded.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was confused.

10. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?
(a) So he can finally fall asleep.
(b) So he can take walk alone.
(c) So he can no longer hear people pass by his window.
(d) So he can watch the moon and stars from his back porch.

11. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?
(a) Son and boy.
(b) Baby and Infant.
(c) Buddy and pal.
(d) Sir and young man.

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

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

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

15. What is Father Schwartz first name?
(a) Albert.
(b) Allain.
(c) Adolphus.
(d) Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?

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

3. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?

4. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

5. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

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