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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. How does the prodigal son think that his father will react to his return?
(a) He will turn him away.
(b) He will punish him harshly.
(c) He will forget both of his other sons and give the remaining money to the prodigal son.
(d) He will welcome him into the home.

2. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what does the main character collect?
(a) Silver.
(b) Coins.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Stamps.

3. In what year was "Mort de Judas" published?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1767.
(d) 1936.

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

5. What does Daru keep in the school house to distribute to the schoolchildren?
(a) Oats.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Barley.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Judas compare Simon Peter's eyes to in "The Death of Judas"?

2. According to the father, who will not be able to sleep because of the prodigal son's return?

3. Who surrounded Mauriac during his childhood, like angels surrounded Jesus in the desert?

4. What does the prodigal son's father tell the servants to get for the prodigal son?

5. What does the prodigal son say he can still taste, even after partaking of the calf at the feast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Judas, how is a paralytic described after he has been cured?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. According to the narrator in "Grand-Lebrun," what causes children to look for God?

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

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