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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 job does Julian take after leaving his wife?
(a) A job helping homeless men.
(b) A job ferrying people across a lake.
(c) A fishing net mender.
(d) A fisherman.

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

3. According to the editor in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what idea does the narrator want to convey?
(a) The poorness of the wealthy.
(b) The wealth of the poor.
(c) Loss.
(d) Innocent diversion.

4. 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) He does not wait; he goes during the day.
(c) To listen in on the family's conversation.
(d) To cloak his poverty.

5. What is the prophecy that Julian's mother hears about her son's future?
(a) He will kill his father and marry her.
(b) He will be a great war hero.
(c) He will be a saint.
(d) He will kill her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the boy while the storyteller from "The Rope" was away on business?

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

3. In "The Rope," what did the storyteller ask of the parents of the boy?

4. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?

5. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a mother can feel?

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