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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Minuet by Guy de Maupassant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?
(a) Tells the priest that Desplein does not belong in the church.
(b) Goes into confession.
(c) Kneels by him.
(d) Hides in the back of the church.

2. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?
(a) It is broken.
(b) It disappears when Micromegas leaves.
(c) It is ruined.
(d) It is blank.

3. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?
(a) 6,000 feet tall.
(b) 60,000 feet tall.
(c) 60 feet tall.
(d) 600 feet tall.

4. Where is Maupassant from?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Norway.
(d) Netherlands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian do for the leper that he comes across at his job?

2. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?

3. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?

4. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?

5. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?

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