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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 is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
2. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
3. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
4. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
5. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What object in Father Schwartz's room reminds him of "gruesome labyrinths" (1)? Why does he stare at this object in the first place?
2. What plan does Rudolph come up with at the end of Chapter 2 to avoid having to take communion at church the next day?
3. Who is Rudolph Miller? How does Father Schwartz behave when he first comes to his house in Chapter 1?
4. What words does Father Schwartz use when addressing Rudolph in the confessional in Chapter 2?
5. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
6. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?
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 tell Rudolph he should have done when he was in the barn with the boy and the girl?
10. What did Rudolph try to force himself to do as he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Absolution." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of "Absolution." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Absolution" similar or different from his other works?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining the confessional as a symbol in "Absolution." In what scenes does the confessional appear? What is the context? How does this symbol develop the narrative?
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