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

2. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.
(b) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.
(c) He should have told his parents.
(d) He should have told his friends to stop talking.

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

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

5. When does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) The Sunday after the story begins.
(b) Saturday, three days after the story begins.
(c) The Sunday before the story begins.
(d) Saturday, three days before the story begins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Schwartz first name?

2. Who is the author of "Absolution"?

3. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?

4. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rudolph try to force himself to do as he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?

2. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?

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. Why did Rudolph's father tell him he had to go to confession three days before Rudolph came to see Father Schwartz in his home? Did Rudolph obey his father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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