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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. At the time of printing, how many novels had Ayme written?

2. What story made Judas want to hide?

3. What publication did Camus come to be editor of?

4. In "Grand-Lebrun", when does a child's heart become used to looking for God?

5. At the time of printing, where did Ayme reside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the prodigal son leave home?

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

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

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

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

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

9. According to Judas, how is a paralytic described after he has been cured?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning behind Dutilleul's use of a "Werewolf" as his sign. Normally, what does the werewolf symbolize as an image? What does the werewolf symbolize for Dutilleul? How do these understandings collaborate or contradict with one another? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Return of the Prodigal Son," whom is the most important conversation with: the father, the older brother, the mother, or the younger brother? Why do you believe that this is the most important conversation in the story? Cite specific examples from the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

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

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