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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler by Gustave Flaubert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Julian take after leaving his wife?
(a) A fishing net mender.
(b) A job helping homeless men.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A job ferrying people across a lake.

2. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?
(a) Blanchert.
(b) Diesen.
(c) Auvergnat.
(d) Switzerland.

3. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A microscope.
(c) Special eyeglasses.
(d) A drop of water.

4. How many times a year does Desplein attend church?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. What is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?
(a) Being the most unethical doctor in the land.
(b) Being an expert and skillfull surgeon.
(c) Being a disbarred doctor.
(d) Being a famous eye doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?

2. What is the name of Desplein's brightest student?

3. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?

4. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?

5. Who tells Julian's mother of the prophecy of her son?

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