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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 Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?
(a) He asks if he has killed someone.
(b) He asks if he has lied.
(c) He asks if he has used the Lord's name in vain.
(d) He asks if he has committed theft.

2. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) At the Miller's.
(b) In his house.
(c) At the drugstore.
(d) In the confessional.

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

4. 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 works so late he does not sleep.
(d) He feels unable to obtain perfect union with God.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?

3. When does Chapter 2 begin?

4. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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