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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: The Port, Portraits of Mistresses & The Gallant Marksman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Foreigner", what emotion does Baudelaire discuss?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Hate.

2. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) To decorate his bedroom.
(b) To resell at the market.
(c) To give to his wife.
(d) To brighten up his life.

3. In "Portraits of Mistresses", what does the one man say happens when someone decides to take a mistress?
(a) They are enlightened.
(b) They lose their mind.
(c) They pass through stages.
(d) They go broke.

4. In "Which is the Real One?", why are the first beautiful woman's eyes wide?
(a) Because she is honest.
(b) Because she has seen little in the world.
(c) Because she is full of want.
(d) Because she is afraid.

5. How does the narrator of "Which is the Real One?" sink into the ground?
(a) He is shoved down.
(b) He stamps his foot.
(c) He dives into a pond but does not surface.
(d) He falls in a hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?

2. How does Baudelaire make the legend in "Windows"?

3. In "The Generous Gambler", what do the people in the sanctuary look like?

4. In "To Each His Chimera", what color is the sky?

5. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what does the first demon offer the narrator?

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