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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 horseman that Daru recognizes approaching the schoolhouse?
(a) Magalous.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Cirriculi.
(d) Balducci.

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

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

4. In what year did Francois Mauriac win the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1905.

5. At the time of printing, where did Ayme reside?
(a) Paris.
(b) Montmartre.
(c) Bella Ville.
(d) Versailles.

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

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

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

9. Where was Albert Camus born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Prague.
(d) Algiers.

10. What story made Judas want to hide?
(a) The Wedding Feast.
(b) The Lost Sheep.
(c) The Sower.
(d) The story of Lazarus and the Rich Man.

11. How long did Gide spend writing "The Return of the Prodigal Son"?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two days.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have American reviewers of translations called Ayme?

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

3. What does "hic et nunc" mean?

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

5. What is the name of the servant who woke Mauriac?

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