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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. Who is the author of "Absolution"?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Franz Kafka.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2. 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 skip church.
(c) He will pretend to be sick.
(d) He will drink water in the morning.
3. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?
(a) He locked himself in his bedroom.
(b) He played with some friends.
(c) He went to confession.
(d) He helped his mother cook supper.
4. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?
(a) Rudolph's cousin.
(b) Rudolph's teacher.
(c) Rudolph's schoolmate.
(d) Rudolph's alter ego.
5. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.
(b) If he leaves his mother will be angry.
(c) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(d) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Father Schwartz when Rudolph Miller comes to visit him at the start of "Absolution"?
2. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?
3. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
4. How old is Rudolph Miller?
5. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?
2. What made Rudolph uncomfortable as he sat waiting to confess at the start of Chapter 2?
3. What plan does Rudolph come up with at the end of Chapter 2 to avoid having to take communion at church the next day?
4. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?
5. What questions does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph when he says he has committed a terrible sin?
6. What words does Father Schwartz use when addressing Rudolph in the confessional in Chapter 2?
7. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?
8. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
9. What sin did Rudolph finally confess to Father Schwartz after he "exhausted the minor offenses" (6)?
10. Why did Rudolph stay and confess despite his urge to leave while he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
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