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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 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.

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

3. According to the editor's biography of Mauriac, what does Mauriac consider himself the last of?
(a) Baptist writers in Prague.
(b) Atheist writers in France.
(c) Methodist writers in Prague.
(d) Catholic writers in France.

4. What is the lack of maternal love compared to in "The Rope"?
(a) A mountain without snow.
(b) A light without heat.
(c) A sky without stars.
(d) A lake without fish.

5. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?
(a) It has been demolished.
(b) It has been turned into a church.
(c) It has been turned into a dance studio.
(d) It is still the same as it was two years before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mauriac sometimes consider himself?

2. Where was "Minuet" first published?

3. At the time of printing, how many novels had Ayme written?

4. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a mother can feel?

5. Who does Micromegas first talk to about the existence of a human soul?

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