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

2. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?
(a) Nice.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Munich.
(d) Auvergne.

3. What nationality was Voltaire?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) Dutch.

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

5. In what year was "Minuet" first published?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1687.
(d) 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prodigal son's father accuse his son of doing when he asked him why he left?

2. What is the name of the servant who woke Mauriac?

3. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?

4. What time was recess at Grand-Lebrun?

5. What does the doctor find is the cause of the main character's special power in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?

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