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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. According to the editor, what did Claudel never make to his public?
(a) Concessions.
(b) Denials.
(c) Inferences.
(d) Apologies.

2. After 1948, to what writing genre did Ayme devote most of his talent toward?
(a) Plays.
(b) Novellas.
(c) Novels.
(d) Short stories.

3. When did Claudel die in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) June 1784.
(b) April 1903.
(c) December 1890.
(d) February 1955.

4. Why has the Arab been arrested in "The Guest"?
(a) Thievery.
(b) Murder.
(c) Weapons possession.
(d) Assault on a military officer.

5. What was the specialty of the Apostles in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) To keep Jesus from harm.
(b) To perform miracles.
(c) To make Jesus known everywhere.
(d) To limit self-sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor find is the cause of the main character's special power in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?

2. Who tells Judas "it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people"?

3. What was Camus' occupation at the beginning of the war?

4. What is happening to Judas during "Mort de Judas"?

5. Who was the first of the disciples to be called an Apostle in "The Death of Judas"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Judas have the right to transfer funds into his own personal account?

4. What does the prodigal son's father do when the prodigal son returns home?

5. Why did Dutilleul "show" his power to pass through walls to his superior?

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

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

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

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

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

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