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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. In remembering his time at Grand-Lebrun, what season is it?

2. According to the editor, what was Claudel always guided by?

3. What kind of tea does Daru offer the men who have come to the schoolhouse?

4. In "The Passer-Through-Walls", what name did the main character give himself during his thievery?

5. At the time of printing, where did Ayme reside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was a fire only kept in the dining room and in the room of the narrator's mother in "Grand-Lebrun?"

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

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

6. In "Grand-Lebrun," describe the "little old women" in the narrator's story.

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

8. What were the circumstances surrounding Dutilleul's first burglary?

9. Why does Daru believe that Balducci is playing a joke on him when he tells Daru of the order for Daru to transport the Arab?

10. What does Daru do with the Arab at the end of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the imagery used in "The Rope." What does each of the following characters represent: The narrator; the boy; the mother; and the neighbors? What do the following items represent: the rope; the nail; and sugars and liqueurs?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Atheist's Mass," what is the irony behind Desplein's visits to church? What do his visits say about him as a man? Do you consider Desplein a true atheist? Why or why not?

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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