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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Judas say he did what he did to Jesus?
(a) He wanted to gain a higher position with the Romans.
(b) He wanted the silver.
(c) He wanted to see what "He" was up to.
(d) He was tired of Jesus looking over him.

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

9. Who does Judas begin to visit when he decides he wants to know "the other side of things"?
(a) Soothsayers.
(b) Pharisees.
(c) Holists.
(d) Oracles.

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

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

12. What does the prodigal son first say made him come back?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Thirst.

13. To which direction do Daru's classroom windows open?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

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

15. What did Mauriac sometimes consider himself?
(a) A dark cloud.
(b) A light in the darkness.
(c) A weak creature.
(d) A simpleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Mauriac say in front of a mirror?

2. What is happening to Judas during "Mort de Judas"?

3. How did Mauriac live as a child?

4. What is the first facial feature that Daru notices about the Arab?

5. How old was the main character when his power was revealed to him?

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