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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 does Julian find great amusement in killing as a child?
(a) Babies.
(b) Wealthy people.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Animals.

2. What story made Maupassant famous?
(a) "Boule de Suif".
(b) "Bel-Ami".
(c) "Deux Amis".
(d) "Fort comme la mort".

3. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?
(a) An angel.
(b) A demon.
(c) A homeless hermit.
(d) A strange beggar.

4. Who pays for the masses that Desplein attends?
(a) The church's priest.
(b) Desplein.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, where were Baudelaire's most remarkable poems published?

2. Why does the prodigal son wait until night to go to his father's home?

3. What did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?

4. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?

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

(see the answer key)

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