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

2. What did the prodigal son change his father's gold into?
(a) Sins.
(b) Hate.
(c) Identity.
(d) Pleasures.

3. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?
(a) A ship.
(b) A school.
(c) A submarine.
(d) A prison.

4. What story made Judas want to hide?
(a) The story of Lazarus and the Rich Man.
(b) The Sower.
(c) The Lost Sheep.
(d) The Wedding Feast.

5. How is Jean Bridelle looked upon by others?
(a) As a heretic.
(b) As a murderer.
(c) As a philosopher.
(d) As a skeptic.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?

2. Where is Maupassant from?

3. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?

4. How does Micromegas respond to the "knowledge" of Thomas Aquinas' book?

5. According to the editor in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what idea does the narrator want to convey?

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