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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: The Clock, A Hemisphere in Her Hair, Invitation to the Voyage & The Toy of the Poor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?
(a) He cries.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He crawls away.

2. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?
(a) At himself.
(b) At the jester.
(c) To the sky.
(d) Into the distance.

3. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?
(a) Children.
(b) The elite.
(c) Rats.
(d) The public.

4. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?
(a) His Highness.
(b) Master.
(c) The trainer.
(d) King Log.

5. In "The Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?
(a) They look into their eyes.
(b) They watch their tails.
(c) They have them stare in the sun.
(d) They pet them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?

2. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does Baudelaire say this work lacks?

3. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?

4. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?

5. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?

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