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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 Father Schwartz first name?
2. What does Father Schwartz do every night?
3. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
4. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?
5. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?
2. Who is Rudolph Miller? How does Father Schwartz behave when he first comes to his house in Chapter 1?
3. Why did Rudolph stay and confess despite his urge to leave while he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
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 words does Father Schwartz use when addressing Rudolph in the confessional in Chapter 2?
6. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?
7. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?
8. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
9. What questions does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph when he says he has committed a terrible sin?
10. What object in Father Schwartz's room reminds him of "gruesome labyrinths" (1)? Why does he stare at this object in the first place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay analyzing Fitzgerald's language style and word choice in "Absolution." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the use of dialogue versus the use of description. Look at how each is used in the story and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.
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