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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 the first thing the prodigal son's father does when he sees his son?

2. Who spoke the following quote about Mauriac: "God is not an artist, and neither is M. Mauriac"?

3. At what time did the students receive snacks at Grand-Lebrun?

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

5. What did Mauriac sometimes consider himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "Grand-Lebrun," why does the narrator choose to recall his time at his former school?

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

10. According to the narrator in "Grand-Lebrun," what causes children to look for God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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