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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Micromegas exiled from his home planet?
(a) For writing a book.
(b) For stealing.
(c) For adulterous behaviors.
(d) For murder.

2. What was in the wire box in the story "The Poor Boy's Toy"?
(a) A dead bird.
(b) A broken ornament.
(c) A live rat.
(d) A butterfly.

3. How many times a year does Desplein attend church?
(a) 24.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

4. Who is Maupassant's godfather?
(a) Zola.
(b) Daudet.
(c) Flaubert.
(d) Heredia.

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

6. What is the name of Desplein's brightest student?
(a) Patrick Mentaon.
(b) Horace Bianchon.
(c) Michelle Brogiese.
(d) Henre Vermaise.

7. What does Julian find great amusement in killing as a child?
(a) Wealthy people.
(b) Poor people.
(c) Babies.
(d) Animals.

8. What nationality was Voltaire?
(a) Dutch.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) French.

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

10. What does Desplein answer when his student questions his belief and actions?
(a) That it is none of his business.
(b) That it is not for him to judge him.
(c) That they balance completely.
(d) That they do not balance.

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

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

13. What does Desplein's student do when he follows Desplein into church?
(a) Tells the priest that Desplein does not belong in the church.
(b) Kneels by him.
(c) Goes into confession.
(d) Hides in the back of the church.

14. What is the Emperor's name who Julian frees from the Muslims?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Dartanian.
(c) Occitania.
(d) Augustus.

15. According to the editor, what role does Maupassant play as a writer?
(a) Conteur-observer and storyteller.
(b) Guichets mythe or myth teller.
(c) Moralist.
(d) Fabricator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?

2. How long is Micromegas' term of exile?

3. What is Thomas Aquinas known for writing in "Micromegas"?

4. What does Desplein do to honor the water carrier's soul?

5. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?

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