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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. According to the editor, what role does Maupassant play as a writer?
(a) Fabricator.
(b) Moralist.
(c) Guichets mythe or myth teller.
(d) Conteur-observer and storyteller.

2. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", how does Gide describe his literary work?
(a) As a truth.
(b) As a heresy.
(c) As a reflection in a mirror.
(d) As a painting.

3. What is Jean Bridelle's most cherished pleasure?
(a) Stupid girls.
(b) Noisy cafes.
(c) Brawling friends.
(d) To walk alone.

4. What does Desplein claim the human body lacks?
(a) A memory.
(b) An ethical mind.
(c) A heart.
(d) A soul.

5. What happened to the boy while the storyteller from "The Rope" was away on business?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He stabbed his parents.
(c) He cleaned the entire house.
(d) He hung himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?

2. How many years was Judas in the service of Jesus?

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

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

5. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?

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