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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?
(a) They have become richer.
(b) They have had another son to carry on their name.
(c) They have arranged a marriage for him.
(d) They have become very poor.

2. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?
(a) He is externally atheistic but internally religious.
(b) He is a religiously confused man with a God-owned soul.
(c) He is externally religious but internally atheistic.
(d) He is a freak of biblical proportions.

3. According to the book, where were Baudelaire's most remarkable poems published?
(a) "La Revue des Deux Mondes".
(b) "Blanche Carte".
(c) "De Noire Pomme de Terre".
(d) "Les Fluers du Mal".

4. What does "une maniere de sentir" mean?
(a) A manner of sadness.
(b) A way of feeling.
(c) A century of madness.
(d) A moment of setiment.

5. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Nice.
(c) Auvergne.
(d) Munich.

6. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?
(a) Plants trees.
(b) Keeps a garden.
(c) Helps others in need.
(d) Prays to God.

7. Why are adults celebrating in "The Old Clown"?
(a) Because it is a time to celebrate work.
(b) Because it is a time of new births.
(c) Because it is a time to forget one's troubles.
(d) Because it is a time to celebrate sacrifice.

8. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?
(a) 800,000 years.
(b) 800 years.
(c) 8,000 years.
(d) 80 years.

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

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

11. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?
(a) It has been demolished.
(b) It has been turned into a dance studio.
(c) It is still the same as it was two years before.
(d) It has been turned into a church.

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

13. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?
(a) A King and Queen.
(b) A Baron and Barroness.
(c) A peasant couple.
(d) A Lord and Lady of a castle.

14. 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.

15. To whom does the narrator in "The Old Clown" compare those yelling out "witticisms and jokes of a solid heavy humor"?
(a) Jean Chapelain.
(b) Phaedrus.
(c) Moliere.
(d) Tasso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?

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

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

4. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?

5. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?

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