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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Analysis of pain.
(b) Questions of mortality.
(c) Sadness and fear.
(d) Nothing, it's meaningless work.

2. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?
(a) For the time.
(b) If she could come with him.
(c) About his life.
(d) For help.

3. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?
(a) To see how long it takes.
(b) To tap on things.
(c) To scare people.
(d) To scratch a child.

4. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?
(a) God.
(b) Peace.
(c) Death.
(d) Evil.

5. Why did the bulldog Maldoror sent to kill the mad woman's daughter not kill the girl?
(a) Because he thought he had the wrong house.
(b) Because she was so young.
(c) Because she was already badly injured.
(d) Because she was innocent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?

2. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?

3. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?

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

5. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Maldoror's childhood deafness cured?

2. When Mario and Maldoror travel together in Book III, what do they talk about?

3. What happens when the grave-digger asks Maldoror about his life?

4. At the end of Book II, what does the narrator say his poem might cause?

5. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Tremdall witness?

6. Why does Maldoror feel the ocean is superior to humanity?

7. What does Maldoror do after watching the family eat dinner in Book I, Stanza 11?

8. What happens to Maldoror when he realizes he was born evil?

9. How does Maldoror feel about the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?

10. What does Maldoror predict about his death in Book I, Stanza 10?

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