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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 first character introduced in "Absolution"?
(a) Father Schwartz.
(b) Rudolph Miller.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) Carl Miller.

2. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?
(a) He is worried about his father.
(b) He has committed a horrible sin.
(c) He wants to be a pastor.
(d) His mother has run away.

3. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?
(a) Solemn parishioners.
(b) Dingy roads.
(c) Gruesome labyrinths.
(d) Creepy gargoyles.

4. 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 watch the moon and stars from his back porch.
(c) So he can no longer hear people pass by his window.
(d) So he can take walk alone.

5. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He has not tell him everything.
(b) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.
(c) Father Schwartz does not seem to care.
(d) He has told a lie, which is a sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Schwartz first name?

2. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?

3. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?

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

5. Who is waiting to see Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Rudolph come up with at the end of Chapter 2 to avoid having to take communion at church the next day?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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