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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 did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?
(a) Paid his rent.
(b) Paid for one meal.
(c) Turned Desplein in because he was wanted by the police.
(d) Told Desplein that he would never amount to anything.

2. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?
(a) The loss of his son.
(b) His imagination.
(c) The loss of his father.
(d) Happiness.

3. What is the name of the man who was able to pass through walls?
(a) Louis.
(b) Drisdel.
(c) Dutilleul.
(d) Armond.

4. When did Baudelaire die?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1508.

5. What did Mauriac sometimes consider himself?
(a) A dark cloud.
(b) A light in the darkness.
(c) A simpleton.
(d) A weak creature.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the editor, Ayme is the most inventive in what type of French writing?

2. What does Judas compare Simon Peter's eyes to in "The Death of Judas"?

3. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what does the main character collect?

4. What is the profession of the person described in "The Rope"?

5. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?

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