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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler", who is the leper in reality?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) His father.
(c) HIs brother.
(d) Satan.

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

3. When did Baudelaire die?
(a) 1508.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1919.

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

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

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

7. What does Micromegas have to speak through to avoid hurting the humans' ears?
(a) A toothpick.
(b) A flower.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A pillow.

8. While Julian is out hunting one day, what animal gains the power to speak to him?
(a) A stag.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A moose.

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

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

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

12. 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 overcharges the man for treatment.
(d) Desplein takes the man's daughter as payment.

13. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Blanchert.
(c) Auvergnat.
(d) Diesen.

14. How tall are the Saturnians in "Micromegas"?
(a) 60,000 feet tall.
(b) 6,000 feet tall.
(c) 60 feet tall.
(d) 600 feet tall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?

2. How tall is Micromegas?

3. What is the lack of maternal love compared to in "The Rope"?

4. What religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

5. What is the little boy who is laying in the grass looking at?

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