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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. Who tells Judas "it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people"?

2. When did Claudel die in "The Death of Judas"?

3. Who does Judas begin to visit when he decides he wants to know "the other side of things"?

4. What story made Judas want to hide?

5. In "Grand-Lebrun", what color are the tiles of the school floor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Judas find himself above all other of Jesus' disciples?

2. How does the prodigal son answer his father about his reasons for returning home?

3. Why did Daru feel like a lord given his meager lifestyle?

4. Describe Dutilleul in "The Passer-Through-Walls."

5. In "Grand-Lebrun," describe the "little old women" in the narrator's story.

6. Describe the sight in "The Guest" that Daru witnessed while he watched the two men come up the mountain to the schoolhouse.

7. What does Daru do with the Arab at the end of the story?

8. Why did Judas have the right to transfer funds into his own personal account?

9. Why did the narrator live in a "poetic trance" while at Grand-Lebrun?

10. Why did Dutilleul "show" his power to pass through walls to his superior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the garden represent for Jean Bridelle in "The Minuet?" What does the garden represent for the old couple in the story? How are their feelings for the garden similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

How does the demolition of the garden affect Jean Bridelle in "The Minuet?" Although not given textually, what does the destruction of the garden represent for the older couple? How do their feelings differ? How are their feelings similar?

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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