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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. Why are adults celebrating in "The Old Clown"?
(a) Because it is a time to celebrate sacrifice.
(b) Because it is a time of new births.
(c) Because it is a time to forget one's troubles.
(d) Because it is a time to celebrate work.

2. What does Julian vow never to do after hearing the talking animal's prophecy?
(a) Love.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Leave his father's side.
(d) Leave his mother's side.

3. What religion does Desplein practice?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) None; he is an atheist.
(d) Christianity.

4. In what year was "Minuet" first published?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1687.

5. What is the lack of maternal love compared to in "The Rope"?
(a) A sky without stars.
(b) A mountain without snow.
(c) A lake without fish.
(d) A light without heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?

2. What planet is Micromegas from?

3. What "gift" does Micromegas give to the humans he encounters?

4. To whom does the narrator in " The Old Clown" compare the muscle men to?

5. Where was the water carrier from that Desplein met when he was a young man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Jean Bridelle, in "Minuet," what is the most violent grief a man and mother can bear?

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

4. Describe how Desplein saw the earth.

5. Describe the old clown.

6. Explain the prophecy and circumstances about his future that Julian's father heard.

7. In "The Mass of the Atheist," why was the famous French surgeon Desplein's death upsetting, even for his enemies?

8. Explain the prophecy and circumstances that Julian's mother heard of his future in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler."

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

10. Why did the narrator shun the boy in "The Rope?"

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