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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Passer-Through-Walls by Marcel Ayme.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the youngest son ask of the prodigal son?
(a) To talk him out of leaving.
(b) To stay and comfort mother.
(c) To keep the family from looking for him.
(d) To leave with him.

2. What does Julian vow never to do after hearing the talking animal's prophecy?
(a) Leave his father's side.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Leave his mother's side.
(d) Love.

3. What made the prodigal son feel close to his father?
(a) Riches.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Power.
(d) Destitution.

4. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?
(a) A ship.
(b) A school.
(c) A prison.
(d) A submarine.

5. According to Jean Bridelle, in the beginning of "Minuet", what has he seen at close range?
(a) Loss.
(b) War.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spoke at the graduation in "Grand-Lebrun"?

2. To whom does the narrator in "The Old Clown" compare those yelling out "witticisms and jokes of a solid heavy humor"?

3. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?

4. Who designed the statue of Jupiter in "The Death of Judas"?

5. Who was the first of the disciples to be called an Apostle in "The Death of Judas"?

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