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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 drawn on the classroom's blackboard in "The Guest"?

2. Where was Albert Camus born?

3. What kind of tea does Daru offer the men who have come to the schoolhouse?

4. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", how does Gide describe his literary work?

5. What was the specialty of the Apostles in "The Death of Judas"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the prodigal son's father do when the prodigal son returns home?

3. Who was "caught" by Jesus, according to Judas?

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

5. Why does Judas claim that all young people should come and gaze upon his dead body?

6. What were the circumstances surrounding Dutilleul's first burglary?

7. Why did Daru have bags of wheat in the schoolhouse?

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

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

10. How does Dutilleul come to find out about his power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Return of the Prodigal Son," discuss the multiple reasons the prodigal son gives for returning home. Which reason do you believe is the real reason for the prodigal son's return? Do you believe he omitted the real reason for his return? Cite specific examples from the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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