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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was "Minuet" first published?

3. According to the talking animal's prophecy, who will Julian kill?

4. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a man can feel?

5. What job does Julian take after leaving his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Rope," why did the mother of the boy who committed suicide come to the narrator's home?

3. What was Julian taught when he was seven-years-old?

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

5. Describe how Desplein saw the earth.

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

7. Describe the old clown.

8. Why are the secretary and the other men of his planet upset with the small number (72) of senses that they have in "Micromegas?"

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

10. Who cursed Julian? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Atheist's Mass," what is the irony behind Desplein's visits to church? What do his visits say about him as a man? Do you consider Desplein a true atheist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dutilleul's, from "The Passer-Through-Walls," powers. What does he choose to do with his powers? What do his choices say about him as a person? What are the results of the choices he makes? What is the impact that his choices have on others?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between the prodigal son and one of his family members from "The Return of the Prodigal Son". What is their relationship based upon? What are the problems associated with their relationship? To whom does the relationship mean more? Why?

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