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

2. What story made Judas want to hide?

3. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", how long does the main character meditate before bed every night?

4. What does the doctor find is the cause of the main character's special power in "The Passer-Through-Walls"?

5. What is Judas' position within the disciples?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Dutilleul's superior because of the scare that Dutilleul gave him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was a fire only kept in the dining room and in the room of the narrator's mother in "Grand-Lebrun?"

9. Why does Daru believe that Balducci is playing a joke on him when he tells Daru of the order for Daru to transport the Arab?

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

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

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

Discuss Dutilleul's, from "The Passer-Through-Walls," powers. What does he choose to do with his powers? What do his choices say about him as a person? What are the results of the choices he makes? What is the impact that his choices have on others?

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