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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a paralytic who has been put back on his feet compared to in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) A hibernating bear.
(b) A raging lion.
(c) A sleeping lamb.
(d) A jellyfish.

2. What kind of tea does Daru offer the men who have come to the schoolhouse?
(a) Mint.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Jasmine.

3. According to the editor's biography of Mauriac, what does Mauriac consider himself the last of?
(a) Methodist writers in Prague.
(b) Atheist writers in France.
(c) Baptist writers in Prague.
(d) Catholic writers in France.

4. What did Mauriac's teachers not consider him?
(a) A waste of time.
(b) A bright student.
(c) A fast learner.
(d) A chosen vessel.

5. According to the father, who will not be able to sleep because of the prodigal son's return?
(a) Father.
(b) The younger brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) The older brother.

6. After 1948, to what writing genre did Ayme devote most of his talent toward?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Novels.
(c) Novellas.
(d) Plays.

7. What does Mauriac recall his mother saying she did with fire?
(a) Lived it.
(b) Feared it.
(c) Drank it.
(d) Ate it.

8. Who was the first of the disciples to be called an Apostle in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) Simon Peter.
(b) Paul.
(c) Judas.
(d) Mark.

9. What publication did Camus come to be editor of?
(a) "L'Enfant".
(b) "Combat".
(c) "Reve Gauche".
(d) "Noir Droite".

10. What is the name of the servant who woke Mauriac?
(a) Francois LeBourne.
(b) Louis Larpe.
(c) Fredrick Caspussent.
(d) Charles Rouge.

11. What did the prodigal son change his father's gold into?
(a) Sins.
(b) Hate.
(c) Identity.
(d) Pleasures.

12. What is the first facial feature that Daru notices about the Arab?
(a) His lips.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His nose.
(d) His teeth.

13. What does the following line by Rimbaud mean: mais vous j'ai trop pleure, les aubes sont navrantes?
(a) "Care for those around you, and only those."
(b) "But you have too much crying, the blades are heartbreaking."
(c) "But you cannot be happy, you babes of nativity."
(d) "Always be happy, you never be sad."

14. According to the editor, what did Claudel never make to his public?
(a) Inferences.
(b) Denials.
(c) Concessions.
(d) Apologies.

15. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what does the main character collect?
(a) Lamps.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Coins.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did the students receive snacks at Grand-Lebrun?

2. What is the name of the man who was able to pass through walls?

3. Why does the prodigal son wait until night to go to his father's home?

4. In remembering his time at Grand-Lebrun, what season is it?

5. In "Grand-Lebrun", what color are the tiles of the school floor?

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