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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 angry.
(c) He was happy to be reminded.
(d) He was confused.

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

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

5. 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 pretend to be sick.
(c) He will drink water in the morning.
(d) He will skip church.

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

7. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He draws inappropriate pictures.
(b) He stands near the confessional and eavesdrops.
(c) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(d) He talks with the other parishioners.

8. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He skipped church the week before.
(b) He was mean to an old lady.
(c) He talked back to his teacher.
(d) He cheated on a test at school.

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

10. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?
(a) He played with some friends.
(b) He locked himself in his bedroom.
(c) He went to confession.
(d) He helped his mother cook supper.

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

12. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Fantastical.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Immodest.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Father Schwartz first name?

3. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?

4. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?

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

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