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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Guest by Albert Camus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prodigal son say he can still taste, even after partaking of the calf at the feast?
(a) Sweet acorns.
(b) Twigs.
(c) Grugs.
(d) Rat.

2. In "The Guest", how many men is the schoolteacher waiting on to climb the hill to the school house?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?
(a) Desplein does not charge him for treatment.
(b) Desplein does not treat the man's true ailment.
(c) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.
(d) Desplein overcharges the man for treatment.

4. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?
(a) The painting.
(b) The closet.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The balcony.

5. What has stopped Daru's students from coming to school in "The Guest"?
(a) Snow.
(b) Draught.
(c) Heat.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the editor, Ayme is the most inventive in what type of French writing?

2. What was the name of the critical work that Ayme wrote?

3. In "Grand-Lebrun", what color are the tiles of the school floor?

4. What did the narrator intend to do at the old clown's booth?

5. What planet is Micromegas from?

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