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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 happened to the water carrier that Desplein knew as a young man?

2. What is wrong with the "gift" that Micromegas gives to the humans?

3. Where does Julian make a name for himself while away from home?

4. What does Jean Bridelle compare the nursery in Luxembourg to?

5. While Julian is out hunting one day, what animal gains the power to speak to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the type of friend that Horace Bianchon was.

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

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

6. How does Jean Bridelle describe the nursery?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the story "The Poor Boy's Toy." What does each of the point-of-views in the story represent? What do you think that Baudelaire is trying to say? Is this story one of morality or social standing? What is the meaning behind Baudelaire's story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the prophecies in "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler." What were the circumstances under which each of the prophecies was given? What happened because of the prophecies? Did each of the prophecies change the receiver? How? What was the outcome of the prophecies on the story itself?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the imagery in the story "The Old Clown." What does the old clown represent? What does the narrator represent? What do the festivities represent? What is the main point of the story?

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