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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Superior.
(b) Inferior.
(c) Evil.
(d) Pleasant.

2. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) The ocean turns black with hate.
(b) Maldoror swims after them.
(c) Waves sweep them away.
(d) Sharks attack them.

3. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?
(a) Maldoror.
(b) His wife.
(c) A supernatural force.
(d) He is tired.

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

5. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?
(a) He throws a lamp at the angel.
(b) He licks the angel's face.
(c) He throws a rock at the angel.
(d) He smacks the angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?

2. With what does the narrator begin this poem?

3. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?

4. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?

5. When Maldoror sees the ship capsize, what does he vow to do to the people who survive?

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