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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time was recess at Grand-Lebrun?
(a) 12:00.
(b) 2:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 4:00.

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

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

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

5. Who did Gide dedicate "The Return of the Prodigal Son" to?
(a) Francis James.
(b) Paul Claudel.
(c) Arthur Fontaine.
(d) Charles-Louis Philippe.

6. How old was the main character when his power was revealed to him?
(a) 43.
(b) 15.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

7. Why has the Arab been arrested in "The Guest"?
(a) Murder.
(b) Weapons possession.
(c) Assault on a military officer.
(d) Thievery.

8. What has stopped Daru's students from coming to school in "The Guest"?
(a) Heat.
(b) Rain.
(c) Snow.
(d) Draught.

9. What animal's hormones does the doctor prescribe the main character in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?
(a) Manticore's.
(b) Satre's.
(c) Centaur's.
(d) Unicorn's.

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

11. What was the basis of the poem that admitted Judas to the Sanhedrin?
(a) The pompousness of royalty.
(b) The ostentatiousness of the Verusians.
(c) The heroic obstinacy of the Maccabees.
(d) The inelegance of a martyr.

12. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", how does Gide describe his literary work?
(a) As a truth.
(b) As a reflection in a mirror.
(c) As a heresy.
(d) As a painting.

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

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

15. What is the name of the horseman that Daru recognizes approaching the schoolhouse?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Balducci.
(c) Magalous.
(d) Cirriculi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prodigal son's father tell the servants to get for the prodigal son?

2. Who was the first of the disciples to be called an Apostle in "The Death of Judas"?

3. What does "hic et nunc" mean?

4. What does Daru give the Arab in addition to food?

5. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what does the main character collect?

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