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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in "The Poor Boy's Toy", what have children learned to do?
(a) Distrust man.
(b) Trust everyone.
(c) Love unintentionally.
(d) Boast.

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

3. Where does Micromegas finally find human life-forms?
(a) A prison.
(b) A school.
(c) A ship.
(d) A submarine.

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

5. What happens when Julian is practicing the javelin?
(a) He almost kills his mother.
(b) He almost kills his son.
(c) He almost kils himself.
(d) He almost kills his father.

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

7. What does Julian's wife convince him to do?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Kill her father, the Emperor.
(c) Have a son.
(d) Find his parents.

8. Where is Maupassant from?
(a) Netherlands.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Norway.
(d) Nepal.

9. What did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?
(a) Told Desplein that he would never amount to anything.
(b) Paid his rent.
(c) Turned Desplein in because he was wanted by the police.
(d) Paid for one meal.

10. How tall is Micromegas?
(a) 120,000 feet tall.
(b) 12 feet tall.
(c) 1,200 feet tall.
(d) 120 feet tall.

11. How long has the Saturnian, who accompanies Micromegas on his journey, been married?
(a) 10,000 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1,000 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

13. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?
(a) "Utopia".
(b) "The Human Soul".
(c) "Summa Theologica".
(d) "Interpretation of a Dream".

14. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?
(a) Whippets.
(b) Marionettes.
(c) Orangutans.
(d) Inflated balloons.

15. According to the talking animal's prophecy, who will Julian kill?
(a) His father.
(b) His parents.
(c) His son.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are adults celebrating in "The Old Clown"?

2. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?

3. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?

4. What happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

5. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?

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