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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 VI, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to leave humanity?
(a) Because he is tired of civilization.
(b) Because he hates people.
(c) Because he loves nature.
(d) Because he is bored.

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

3. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Crime.
(c) Epidemics.
(d) Floods.

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

5. Why does Maldoror say he continued to pray as a child in Book II, Stanza 12?
(a) He wanted it to be true.
(b) His parents made him.
(c) He wanted goodness.
(d) He had nothing else to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mervyn do after running away from Maldoror in Book VI, Stanza 9?

2. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

3. What did Maldoror do when the bulldog did not kill the mad woman's daughter.

4. What does Maldoror say happens to people who keep insects as pets?

5. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say he fears will happen to the reader?

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