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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grand-Lebrun by Francois Mauriac.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?
(a) They have become very poor.
(b) They have arranged a marriage for him.
(c) They have become richer.
(d) They have had another son to carry on their name.

2. What does Julian do for the leper that he comes across at his job?
(a) Shuns him.
(b) Gives him everything that he has.
(c) Drowns him.
(d) Hangs him by a fishing net.

3. Who spoke at the graduation in "Grand-Lebrun"?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Jean Giraudoux.
(c) Plato.
(d) Sartre.

4. What would Mauriac say in front of a mirror?
(a) "It's me! It's me!"
(b) "No fear, no fear!"
(c) "Forgive me."
(d) "Never again...ever, ever again."

5. In "Grand-Lebrun", what color are the tiles of the school floor?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Blue and white.
(d) Brown and black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jean Bridelle meet in the garden?

2. What does the following line by Rimbaud mean: mais vous j'ai trop pleure, les aubes sont navrantes?

3. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?

4. Who surrounded Mauriac during his childhood, like angels surrounded Jesus in the desert?

5. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?

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