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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI, 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?
(a) He regrets it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He was fearful of it.
(d) He didn't care for it.

2. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?
(a) He will be missed.
(b) He will return for a second life.
(c) He will grow as a tree.
(d) He is still alive in heaven.

3. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?
(a) Death from disease.
(b) Voluntary death.
(c) Death from old age.
(d) Unconscious death.

4. Who are the boys that climb out of the spider's pocket in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Children Maldoror never met.
(b) Street-boys Maldoror never helped.
(c) Boys Maldoror tried to kill.
(d) He isn't sure.

5. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Peace.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?

2. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say lies in these poems?

3. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 5, how did the man with the stolen eyes leave prison?

5. Why does Maldoror send away the beautiful girl in Book II, Stanza 13?

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