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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who was able to pass through walls?
(a) Dutilleul.
(b) Drisdel.
(c) Armond.
(d) Louis.

2. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what does the main character collect?
(a) Coins.
(b) Silver.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Stamps.

3. What made the prodigal son feel close to his father?
(a) Destitution.
(b) Power.
(c) Riches.
(d) Thirst.

4. What was the basis of the poem that admitted Judas to the Sanhedrin?
(a) The inelegance of a martyr.
(b) The ostentatiousness of the Verusians.
(c) The heroic obstinacy of the Maccabees.
(d) The pompousness of royalty.

5. According to the editor, Ayme is the most inventive in what type of French writing?
(a) Cuillers.
(b) Chanteur.
(c) Conteurs.
(d) Menteurs.

6. What was the name of the critical work that Ayme wrote?
(a) "Pomme de Terre".
(b) "Le Comfort Intellectuel".
(c) "Noir Age".
(d) "Noir Aime".

7. In "The Return of the Prodigal Son", what does the prodigal son say shut him in?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His older brother.
(d) The House.

8. How old was the main character when his power was revealed to him?
(a) 43.
(b) 15.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

9. What was the specialty of the Apostles in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) To perform miracles.
(b) To make Jesus known everywhere.
(c) To keep Jesus from harm.
(d) To limit self-sacrifice.

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

11. In "The Guest", how many men is the schoolteacher waiting on to climb the hill to the school house?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

12. According to the editor, what did Claudel never make to his public?
(a) Inferences.
(b) Apologies.
(c) Denials.
(d) Concessions.

13. How many times did the main character put his head through the wall to frighten his boss on the first day?
(a) 10.
(b) 45.
(c) 15.
(d) 23.

14. In remembering his time at Grand-Lebrun, what season is it?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

15. What does Balducci give Daru as he is leaving the schoolhouse?
(a) Money.
(b) A revolver.
(c) An extradition warrant.
(d) Arrest papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mustache did M. Lecuyer wear?

2. What is the first facial feature that Daru notices about the Arab?

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

4. According to the editor's biography of Mauriac, what does Mauriac consider himself the last of?

5. According to the father, who will not be able to sleep because of the prodigal son's return?

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