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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: The Fairies' Gifts, The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame & Evening Twilight.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He does not like what he is selling.
(b) He starts talking to a woman.
(c) He does not have any money.
(d) He does not want to embarrass him.

3. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Painful.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Dark.

4. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?
(a) The physical appearance.
(b) The people inside.
(c) The nature outside the room.
(d) The feelings he has about the room.

5. In "The Toy of the Poor", what separates the rich child from the poor?
(a) A set of train tracks.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A hedge.
(d) A gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the fairies in "The Fairies' Gifts" have to work quickly?

2. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?

3. In "The Foreigner", what emotions does Baudelaire tie to gold?

4. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?

5. What happens after the strange man in "Cake" has a piece of food?

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