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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. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?
2. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
3. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he first asks what he would like to be when he grows up?
4. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
5. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens between Carl and Rudolph after Rudolph angrily tosses his cup into the kitchen sink in Chapter 3?
2. What is Carl Miller's Sunday morning routine as seen at the start of Chapter 3?
3. How does Rudolph feel as time for communion nears? Why does he ultimately get up to take communion?
4. What does Carl pray for in the church pew as he kneels beside his son?
5. At the end of the story, why does Rudolph feel that God will not punish him for his lies?
6. How does Rudolph's mother behave after his altercation with his father in Chapter 3? How does Rudolph feel about his mother at this time?
7. Why is Carl upset at Rudolph when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
8. What happens to Father Schwartz at the end of the story? What does Rudolph do?
9. What are the only two options Rudolph thinks he has after his father finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
10. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should do after asking him what he wants to be when he grows up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Rudolph's goals and motives. What are they? Does he achieve them? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Absolution." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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