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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did the main character put his head through the wall to frighten his boss on the first day?
(a) 45.
(b) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

2. When did Claudel die in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) April 1903.
(b) February 1955.
(c) December 1890.
(d) June 1784.

3. What is Judas' position within the disciples?
(a) Storyteller.
(b) Jesus' advisor.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Accountant.

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

5. What does "hic et nunc" mean?
(a) Here and now.
(b) Stay and fight.
(c) Love and honor.
(d) Pray and love.

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

7. How many years was Judas in the service of Jesus?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

9. What does the youngest son ask of the prodigal son?
(a) To leave with him.
(b) To stay and comfort mother.
(c) To keep the family from looking for him.
(d) To talk him out of leaving.

10. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", what does the prodigal son say shut him in?
(a) His father.
(b) The House.
(c) His mother.
(d) His older brother.

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

12. What is the first thing the prodigal son's father does when he sees his son?
(a) Cries.
(b) Turns away from him.
(c) Opens his arms.
(d) Frowns.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Francois Mauriac win the Nobel Peace Prize?

2. What does Mauriac recall his mother saying she did with fire?

3. What did the prodigal son change his father's gold into?

4. What does the prodigal son's father accuse his son of doing when he asked him why he left?

5. What illness did Albert Camus have while at university?

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