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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grand-Lebrun by Francois Mauriac.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Athiest.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Buddist.

2. What does the prodigal son's father tell the servants to get for the prodigal son?
(a) A snack.
(b) A drink.
(c) A robe.
(d) A pipe.

3. Upon finding Earth, what does Micromegas think is the dominant life-form on Earth?
(a) Bees.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Whales.

4. To what does the narrator compare Desplein?
(a) A horse.
(b) A clown.
(c) A farmer.
(d) An actor.

5. What is laying on the grass next to the boy behind the iron gate?
(a) A beautiful dog.
(b) A dead bird.
(c) A magnificent toy.
(d) His nanny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story made Maupassant famous?

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

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

4. What is the name of one of the philosophers that the men give to Micromegas in response to a human's soul?

5. What does the prodigal son's father accuse his son of doing when he asked him why he left?

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