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

2. Where is the water carrier from that Desplein treats?

3. What did the water carrier do for Desplein when they met?

4. Who tells Julian's father of the prophecy of his son?

5. What story made Maupassant famous?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Micromegas' name appropriate?

3. What does the garden mean for the old couple in "Minuet?"

4. According to Jean Bridelle, in "Minuet," what is the most violent grief a man and mother can bear?

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

6. How did the curse of the stag come to be true in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler?"

7. What was Desplein's first selfless act that Horace witnessed?

8. What do the men on the ship tell Micromegas and the Saturnian their time is spent doing?

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

10. Describe how Desplein saw the earth.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

State the ironies in "The Death of Judas." Why are these examples ironic? Do they "justify" Judas' reasoning behind his decisions? How?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the imagery used in "The Rope." What does each of the following characters represent: The narrator; the boy; the mother; and the neighbors? What do the following items represent: the rope; the nail; and sugars and liqueurs?

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