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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. What does Judas compare Simon Peter's eyes to in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) A canyon.
(b) An affectionate dog.
(c) A lion.
(d) A deep sea.

2. How old was the main character when his power was revealed to him?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 43.
(d) 15.

3. What animal's hormones does the doctor prescribe the main character in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?
(a) Centaur's.
(b) Manticore's.
(c) Satre's.
(d) Unicorn's.

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

5. What does Mauriac recall his mother saying she did with fire?
(a) Drank it.
(b) Ate it.
(c) Lived it.
(d) Feared it.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the editor, in what genre does Ayme fail to be successful?

2. What was the basis of the poem that admitted Judas to the Sanhedrin?

3. In "The Guest", how many men is the schoolteacher waiting on to climb the hill to the school house?

4. What have American reviewers of translations called Ayme?

5. In "Grand-Lebrun", when does a child's heart become used to looking for God?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the prodigal son's older brother claim to be different from the prodigal son?

2. What is the prodigal son planning on saying to his father to get his father to accept him back?

3. Why is the Arab being transported to another village in "The Guest?"

4. Why does Judas claim that readers should not be against the Pharisees?

5. Why did Daru have bags of wheat in the schoolhouse?

6. In "Grand-Lebrun," why does the narrator choose to recall his time at his former school?

7. What happened to Dutilleul's superior because of the scare that Dutilleul gave him?

8. Why was a fire only kept in the dining room and in the room of the narrator's mother in "Grand-Lebrun?"

9. What were the circumstances surrounding Dutilleul's first burglary?

10. What did Dutilleul's coworkers do when they found out that he was the "Werewolf?"

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