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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does the eldest son say he is different from the prodigal son?
(a) The oldest son lives by order.
(b) The oldest son has no honor.
(c) The oldest son has pride.
(d) The oldest son only wishes he could leave.

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

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

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

7. What have American reviewers of translations called Ayme?
(a) The most uneducated writer of today.
(b) The worst of the French writers today.
(c) The most outspoken writer of Catholic novellas.
(d) The best of the French writers today.

8. Where must Daru take the Arab?
(a) To Rome.
(b) To Tinguit.
(c) To Ameur.
(d) To Paris.

9. What would Mauriac say in front of a mirror?
(a) "Never again...ever, ever again."
(b) "It's me! It's me!"
(c) "No fear, no fear!"
(d) "Forgive me."

10. 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 jellyfish.
(c) A hibernating bear.
(d) A raging lion.

11. In what year was "Mort de Judas" published?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1767.

12. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what name did the main character give himself during his thievery?
(a) "The Storm."
(b) "The Werewolf."
(c) "The Ghost."
(d) "The Fox."

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

14. What does the main character's office door read in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?
(a) "No Entry."
(b) "Exit Only."
(c) "Storeroom."
(d) "Private."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daru keep in the school house to distribute to the schoolchildren?

2. At the time of printing, where did Ayme reside?

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

4. What was the name of the critical work that Ayme wrote?

5. What does the prodigal son say he can still taste, even after partaking of the calf at the feast?

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