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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 "une maniere de sentir" mean?

2. What is Jean Bridelle's most cherished pleasure?

3. What planet is Micromegas from?

4. How old is Jean Bridelle?

5. Why is Micromegas exiled from his home planet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rich boy looking at in "The Poor Boy's Toy?"

2. Describe the old clown.

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

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

5. In "The Mass of the Atheist," why was the famous French surgeon Desplein's death upsetting, even for his enemies?

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

7. Who cursed Julian? Why?

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

9. Why did people dislike Desplein?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Micromegas leaves the inhabitants of Earth with a book that will "answer" all of their questions. What is the relevance of the "gift" that Micromegas leaves? What does its "state" mean for the humans? For Micromegas?

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