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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Grand-Lebrun", what color are the tiles of the school floor?
(a) Brown and black.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Red and white.
(d) Blue and white.

2. According to the father, who will not be able to sleep because of the prodigal son's return?
(a) Father.
(b) The older brother.
(c) The younger brother.
(d) Mother.

3. What is the prodigal son's mother afraid of?
(a) The oldest son leaving.
(b) The father leaving.
(c) The youngest son leaving.
(d) The prodigal son leaving again.

4. Who designed the statue of Jupiter in "The Death of Judas"?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Etruscan.
(d) Polyclitus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where must Daru take the Arab?

3. In what year was "Mort de Judas" published?

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

5. To which direction do Daru's classroom windows open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the prodigal son's older brother claim to be different from the prodigal son?

2. What is the prodigal son planning on saying to his father to get his father to accept him back?

3. Why did the prodigal son leave home?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Judas claim that readers should not be against the Pharisees?

9. Why is the Arab being transported to another village in "The Guest?"

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

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