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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. How does Micromegas respond to the "knowledge" of Thomas Aquinas' book?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He leaves immediately.
(c) He cries.
(d) He becomes angry.

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

3. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?
(a) He is externally atheistic but internally religious.
(b) He is a freak of biblical proportions.
(c) He is a religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.
(d) He is externally religious but internally atheistic.

4. According to the father, who will not be able to sleep because of the prodigal son's return?
(a) The younger brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) The older brother.

5. How old was the main character when his power was revealed to him?
(a) 43.
(b) 15.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prodigal son's mother afraid of?

2. According to the editor's biography of Mauriac, what does Mauriac consider himself the last of?

3. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?

4. How does the prodigal son think that his father will react to his return?

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

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