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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 Mauriac recall his mother saying she did with fire?
(a) Lived it.
(b) Ate it.
(c) Feared it.
(d) Drank it.

2. What is a paralytic who has been put back on his feet compared to in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) A raging lion.
(b) A hibernating bear.
(c) A sleeping lamb.
(d) A jellyfish.

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

4. What is the Emperor's name who Julian frees from the Muslims?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Dartanian.
(d) Occitania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?

2. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what does the main character collect?

3. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?

4. What is the name the children gave to the school buses that picked them up for school in "Grand-Lebrun"?

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

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