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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 Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
2. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?
3. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
4. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?
5. What does Rudolph feel while in the confessional with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Carl Miller's Sunday morning routine as seen at the start of Chapter 3?
2. How does Rudolph feel as time for communion nears? Why does he ultimately get up to take communion?
3. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should do after asking him what he wants to be when he grows up?
4. What happens to Father Schwartz at the end of the story? What does Rudolph do?
5. What are the only two options Rudolph thinks he has after his father finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
6. Why does Carl go to the kitchen when he was getting ready for work on Sunday morning?
7. Why is Carl upset at Rudolph when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
8. What does Carl find Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
9. With whom does Rudolph walk to church? What is he told he must do when he arrives?
10. Why does Rudolph feel safe in the room with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Read a review of "Absolution." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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