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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. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?
(a) An angel.
(b) A demon.
(c) A homeless hermit.
(d) A strange beggar.

2. Who did Gide dedicate "The Return of the Prodigal Son" to?
(a) Francis James.
(b) Arthur Fontaine.
(c) Charles-Louis Philippe.
(d) Paul Claudel.

3. How did Mauriac live as a child?
(a) In a static pathway.
(b) In a poetic trance.
(c) In fear.
(d) In a nightmare.

4. What does the prodigal son say he can still taste, even after partaking of the calf at the feast?
(a) Sweet acorns.
(b) Rat.
(c) Grugs.
(d) Twigs.

5. What is the name of Desplein's brightest student?
(a) Michelle Brogiese.
(b) Horace Bianchon.
(c) Henre Vermaise.
(d) Patrick Mentaon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator intend to do at the old clown's booth?

2. What does Mauriac recall his mother saying she did with fire?

3. Who surrounded Mauriac during his childhood, like angels surrounded Jesus in the desert?

4. What is the first thing the prodigal son's father does when he sees his son?

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

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