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

2. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", how does Gide describe his literary work?
(a) As a truth.
(b) As a heresy.
(c) As a painting.
(d) As a reflection in a mirror.

3. In what year did Camus receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1957.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the prodigal son think that his father will react to his return?

2. What is a paralytic who has been put back on his feet compared to in "The Death of Judas"?

3. Why has the Arab been arrested in "The Guest"?

4. Where must Daru take the Arab?

5. How many times did the main character put his head through the wall to frighten his boss on the first day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Grand-Lebrun," describe the "little old women" in the narrator's story.

3. How does Dutilleul come to find out about his power?

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

5. Why is the eldest son harsher than the father is regarding the prodigal son?

6. Describe the sight in "The Guest" that Daru witnessed while he watched the two men come up the mountain to the schoolhouse.

7. Why did Daru feel like a lord given his meager lifestyle?

8. Why did Judas find himself above all other of Jesus' disciples?

9. What does Daru do with the Arab at the end of the story?

10. Who was "caught" by Jesus, according to Judas?

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