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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the prodigal son think that his father will react to his return?
(a) He will punish him harshly.
(b) He will forget both of his other sons and give the remaining money to the prodigal son.
(c) He will welcome him into the home.
(d) He will turn him away.

2. In "The Guest", how many men is the schoolteacher waiting on to climb the hill to the school house?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. What made the prodigal son feel close to his father?
(a) Thirst.
(b) Destitution.
(c) Riches.
(d) Power.

4. Who surrounded Mauriac during his childhood, like angels surrounded Jesus in the desert?
(a) Demons.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Poets.
(d) Angels.

5. What does Judas compare Simon Peter's eyes to in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) A deep sea.
(b) An affectionate dog.
(c) A canyon.
(d) A lion.

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

7. What is the name the children gave to the school buses that picked them up for school in "Grand-Lebrun"?
(a) Parcours.
(b) Puanteur.
(c) Fourgonnettes.
(d) Trein.

8. At what time did the students receive snacks at Grand-Lebrun?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 10:30.
(c) 4:30.
(d) 2:30.

9. What is the nearest village to Daru's schoolhouse?
(a) Tadjid.
(b) Monte Pire.
(c) Mardered.
(d) Vische.

10. What is happening to Judas during "Mort de Judas"?
(a) Judas is watching Jesus be arrested.
(b) Judas is accepting his 30 pieces of silver.
(c) Judas is tending to his duties as a disciple.
(d) Judas is hanging himself.

11. According to the editor, what was Claudel always guided by?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Fate.
(c) Restlessness.
(d) Hope.

12. What is the name of the man who was able to pass through walls?
(a) Dutilleul.
(b) Drisdel.
(c) Armond.
(d) Louis.

13. Who tells Judas "it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people"?
(a) Gideon.
(b) Caiaphas.
(c) Lucius of Cyrene.
(d) Philip the Evangelist.

14. Who designed the statue of Jupiter in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) Raphael.
(b) Etruscan.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Polyclitus.

15. In "Grand-Lebrun", what color are the tiles of the school floor?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Blue and white.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Brown and black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mauriac sometimes consider himself?

2. What does the doctor find is the cause of the main character's special power in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?

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

4. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", how long does the main character meditate before bed every night?

5. Where must Daru take the Arab?

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