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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 do after his father had told him to go to confession?
2. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
3. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
4. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?
5. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?
2. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?
3. What made Rudolph uncomfortable as he sat waiting to confess at the start of Chapter 2?
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. What did Rudolph try to force himself to do as he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
7. What questions does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph when he says he has committed a terrible sin?
8. What object in Father Schwartz's room reminds him of "gruesome labyrinths" (1)? Why does he stare at this object in the first place?
9. 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?
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
Examine Rudolph's eyes as symbolic in "Absolution."
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Fitzgerald’s focus on the theme of entrapment as presented in the story.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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