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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 Baudelaire say about friends in "The Foreigner"?
(a) He only has a few.
(b) They waste time.
(c) They are more important than family.
(d) He does not know the meaning.

2. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?
(a) Her sister.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She whines.
(d) Her clothes are dirty.

3. Where does the poet glimpse men in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?
(a) A school.
(b) Market.
(c) A port.
(d) Church.

4. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?
(a) A wilted flower.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A setting sun.
(d) An empty house.

5. In "The Foreigner", how is beauty described?
(a) As a goal.
(b) As a goddess.
(c) As a game.
(d) As a fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?

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

3. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?

4. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?

5. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?

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