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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?

2. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?

3. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?

4. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?

5. What is Father Schwartz first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Fitzgerald's decision to tell the story in free indirect third person point of view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance religion has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if Rudolph's family were not religious? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the themes of entrapment, isolation, and longing?

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