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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV, Stanzas 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?
(a) It could be of no use.
(b) It was just a way to stay calm.
(c) He couldn't remember them.
(d) He was only following orders.

2. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?
(a) A warning.
(b) A censure.
(c) A friend.
(d) A creature.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror remember falling asleep?
(a) On a cliff.
(b) Next to a river.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a tree.

4. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?
(a) The sun always shines on him.
(b) People smile when they see him.
(c) Flowers sprout up around him.
(d) Birds sing around him.

5. Where is Tremdall when he sees Maldoror in Book III, Stanza 3?
(a) A mountain.
(b) At church.
(c) In town.
(d) Near a river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?

2. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?

3. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?

4. How does Maldoror feel about the man with the stolen eyes in Book IV, Stanza 5?

5. Why does Maldoror say he had a hard time learning to communicate as a child?

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