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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grand-Lebrun by Francois Mauriac.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Minuet", what is the most violent loss a man can feel?
(a) The loss of a mother.
(b) The loss of a father.
(c) The loss of a child.
(d) The loss of his wife.

2. What is the prophecy that Julian's father hears about his son's future?
(a) He will kill the King and marry the Queen.
(b) He will be a great ruler and conqueror.
(c) He will kill him to take control of the estate.
(d) He will become a petty thief.

3. How did Mauriac live as a child?
(a) In a static pathway.
(b) In fear.
(c) In a poetic trance.
(d) In a nightmare.

4. What does Jean Bridelle compare the nursery in Luxembourg to?
(a) The purring of a lion.
(b) The lush rainforests of the Amazon.
(c) The sweet smile of an old lady.
(d) The unscavenged North Sentinel Island.

5. In "Grand-Lebrun", when does a child's heart become used to looking for God?
(a) When it is frozen.
(b) When it is light.
(c) When it is soft.
(d) When it is warmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the garden in "Minuet"?

2. What is Jean Bridelle's most cherished pleasure?

3. What is the name the children gave to the school buses that picked them up for school in "Grand-Lebrun"?

4. Who is Maupassant's godfather?

5. How is Jean Bridelle looked upon by others?

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