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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 is Desplein renowned for in "The Mass of the Atheist"?

2. What was in the wire box in the story "The Poor Boy's Toy"?

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

4. In "The Rope," what did the boy's mother want to see at the storyteller's home?

5. Why are people sprawled everywhere in "The Old Clown"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Micromegas condemned?

3. In "The Old Clown," why were people "sprawled everywhere?"

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

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

6. Describe the old clown.

7. What would Jean Bridelle do in the garden almost every morning?

8. Explain the prophecy and circumstances about his future that Julian's father heard.

9. According to "The Poor Boy's Toy," how do rich children differ from poor ones?

10. Why is Horace surprised that Desplein attended a mass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Micromegas is banned from his planet for writing a heretical book. He goes on a journey that allows him to ask a very important question to the inhabitants of Earth. Why is the question so important to Micromegas? What point is he making by asking it? What is the relevance of his journey and the question?

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

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?

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