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

2. What does Julian vow never to do after hearing the talking animal's prophecy?
(a) Leave his father's side.
(b) Leave his mother's side.
(c) Love.
(d) Hunt.

3. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?
(a) A locket.
(b) A painting.
(c) A special mirror.
(d) A book.

4. Who does Judas begin to visit when he decides he wants to know "the other side of things"?
(a) Holists.
(b) Oracles.
(c) Soothsayers.
(d) Pharisees.

5. What planet is Micromegas from?
(a) Sinus.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Sympheraous.
(d) Sirius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story made Maupassant famous?

2. Why are people sprawled everywhere in "The Old Clown"?

3. What does the prodigal son first think about after falling out of love with himself?

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

5. What does the youngest son ask of the prodigal son?

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