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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. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does the man in the gallows wife want from his mother?
(a) To be left alone.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Her freedom.
(d) A reward.

2. Why is the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2 upset about someone forgetting a woman?
(a) Because she was rich.
(b) Because she was his true love.
(c) Because she caused him pain.
(d) Because she had a secret.

3. What does the narrator tell the vulture to do in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) To show himself.
(b) To fly away.
(c) To stop fighting.
(d) To come down to earth.

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

5. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?
(a) Because the man says he is a devil.
(b) Because he often makes up characters.
(c) Because no one else notices him.
(d) Because the man says he is an angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 4, how does Maldoror react to the crab he finds living in him?

2. In Book V, Stanza 2, what are the balls the beetle is rolling made of?

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

4. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?

5. What does the narrator promise will happen in Book VI?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elsseneur try to seek revenge against Maldoror?

2. In Book V, Stanza 2, what does the narrator realize about the vulture and the owl?

3. What have men done to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

4. Why does the man in Book IV, Stanza 7 live at sea?

5. What happened to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

6. What does the narrator reflect on in Book IV, Stanza 1?

7. What happens at the child's funeral in Book V, Stanza 6?

8. In Book IV, Stanza 2, what is the narrator's message about laughter?

9. What happens when Maldoror first sees Mervyn?

10. What happened when Maldoror fell asleep on the cliff in Book IV, Stanza 6?

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