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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Return of the Prodigal Son by Andre Gide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening to Judas during "Mort de Judas"?
(a) Judas is accepting his 30 pieces of silver.
(b) Judas is tending to his duties as a disciple.
(c) Judas is watching Jesus be arrested.
(d) Judas is hanging himself.

2. What does the prodigal son's father accuse his son of doing when he asked him why he left?
(a) Running away from working.
(b) Not loving his mother.
(c) Not wanting to be a part of the family.
(d) Splitting hairs.

3. Why does the prodigal son wait until night to go to his father's home?
(a) To fall asleep on the steps and have the family find him in the morning.
(b) To listen in on the family's conversation.
(c) To cloak his poverty.
(d) He does not wait; he goes during the day.

4. What does Judas compare Simon Peter's eyes to in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) An affectionate dog.
(b) A canyon.
(c) A deep sea.
(d) A lion.

5. How long has the Saturnian, who accompanies Micromegas on his journey, been married?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 10,000 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prodigal son's mother afraid of?

2. Why is Micromegas exiled from his home planet?

3. According to the narrator in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what have children learned to do?

4. How does the prodigal son think that his father will react to his return?

5. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?

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