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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 Judas compare Simon Peter's eyes to in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) A deep sea.
(b) An affectionate dog.
(c) A canyon.
(d) A lion.

2. What is the profession of the person described in "The Rope"?
(a) A writer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A musician.
(d) A painter.

3. What does Desplein answer when his student questions his belief and actions?
(a) That it is none of his business.
(b) That it is not for him to judge him.
(c) That they balance completely.
(d) That they do not balance.

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

5. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The painting.
(c) The closet.
(d) The balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the little boy who is laying in the grass looking at?

2. What is happening to Judas during "Mort de Judas"?

3. What religion does Desplein practice?

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

5. What made the prodigal son feel close to his father?

(see the answer key)

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