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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 does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?
2. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
3. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?
4. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
5. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sin did Rudolph finally confess to Father Schwartz after he "exhausted the minor offenses" (6)?
2. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?
3. 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?
4. Who is Rudolph Miller? How does Father Schwartz behave when he first comes to his house in Chapter 1?
5. What did Rudolph try to force himself to do as he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
6. What plan does Rudolph come up with at the end of Chapter 2 to avoid having to take communion at church the next day?
7. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done when he was in the barn with the boy and the girl?
8. What questions does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph when he says he has committed a terrible sin?
9. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?
10. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz 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 a detailed analysis of tone in Fitzgerald's "Absolution." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 3
Read a review of "Absolution." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
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