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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. How does Desplein describe himself when his student questions him about attending mass?
2. What must Micromegas use to see life on Earth?
3. Why is Desplein's student surprised by Desplein's actions toward the water carrier?
4. What is the name of Desplein's brightest student?
5. What religion does Desplein practice?
Short Essay Questions
1. What would Jean Bridelle do in the garden almost every morning?
2. Who cursed Julian? Why?
3. Describe the old clown.
4. Why did the narrator shun the boy in "The Rope?"
5. In "The Rope," why did the mother of the boy who committed suicide come to the narrator's home?
6. Describe the circumstances surrounding Julian's first murder.
7. Describe the type of friend that Horace Bianchon was.
8. Why did people dislike Desplein?
9. How did the curse of the stag come to be true in "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitaler?"
10. What does Jean Bridelle see the old man doing in the garden?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the relationship between the prodigal son and one of his family members from "The Return of the Prodigal Son". What is their relationship based upon? What are the problems associated with their relationship? To whom does the relationship mean more? Why?
Essay Topic 3
In "The Guest," what is the importance of Daru's isolation? How does his love of isolation speak to the meaning behind the story? How is the theme of isolation shown in a physical way? In a symbolic way? Is Daru's love of isolation the reason that he helps the Arab to escape? Why or why not?
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