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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 did the prodigal son change his father's gold into?
(a) Identity.
(b) Hate.
(c) Sins.
(d) Pleasures.

2. What is the prodigal son's mother afraid of?
(a) The oldest son leaving.
(b) The father leaving.
(c) The youngest son leaving.
(d) The prodigal son leaving again.

3. After 1948, to what writing genre did Ayme devote most of his talent toward?
(a) Novels.
(b) Plays.
(c) Novellas.
(d) Short stories.

4. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?
(a) He will be a great war hero.
(b) He will be a saint.
(c) He will kill her.
(d) He will kill his father and marry her.

5. What time was recess at Grand-Lebrun?
(a) 2:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 4:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?

2. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what name did the main character give himself during his thievery?

3. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?

4. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?

5. How long did Gide spend writing "The Return of the Prodigal Son"?

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