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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?
(a) Munich.
(b) Nice.
(c) Auvergne.
(d) Switzerland.

2. In "The Rope," what did the storyteller ask of the parents of the boy?
(a) To have them murder their son.
(b) To let the boy live with him and go to school.
(c) To let him have their son.
(d) To let the boy marry his daughter and live with him.

3. How tall is Micromegas?
(a) 1,200 feet tall.
(b) 120 feet tall.
(c) 12 feet tall.
(d) 120,000 feet tall.

4. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?
(a) A special mirror.
(b) A locket.
(c) A painting.
(d) A book.

5. What did Desplein do to honor the water carrier as a man?
(a) Established a mass for him.
(b) Published a world-renowned medical journal for him.
(c) Wrote a book for him.
(d) Finished school for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

2. What has happened to Julian's parents since he left them and married?

3. Who does Micromegas first talk to about the existence of a human soul?

4. According to Jean Bridelle in "Minuet", what is responsible for his emotion?

5. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Julian taught when he was seven-years-old?

2. What does the garden mean for the old couple in "Minuet?"

3. Describe the circumstances surrounding Julian's first murder.

4. Describe the type of friend that Horace Bianchon was.

5. Who cursed Julian? Why?

6. Why is Micromegas and the Saturnian surprised by the men on the ship?

7. Why is Micromegas' name appropriate?

8. How does Jean Bridelle describe the nursery?

9. Why did people dislike Desplein?

10. What does Jean Bridelle see the old man doing in the garden?

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