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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 does Jean Bridelle compare the nursery in Luxembourg to?

2. What did the narrator intend to do at the old clown's booth?

3. Who are Julian's parents in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler"?

4. What planet is Micromegas from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the old couple, what is the minuet?

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

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

4. Describe the circumstances surrounding Julian's first murder.

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

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

7. Why was Micromegas impressed by the secretary of the Academy of Saturn?

8. How does Jean Bridelle describe the nursery?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose one character from one of the stories. Who is this character? What does the story tell readers specifically about the character? What must readers infer about the character? What are the characters strengths and weaknesses? What conflict does the character face? What does the character learn or refuse to learn? What do the character's decisions tall readers about the character?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the prophecies that Julian's parents received about their son. How do the prophecies conflict with each other? How do they feed into each other? Which prophecy seems to be more important to each individual parent? Why? How is this typical of the times and circumstances in which the prophecy was given?

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