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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15: Any Where Out of the World, Let's Beat Up the Poor! & Good Dogs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man throw a chicken in "Evening Twilight"?
(a) He is defending himself against an attacker.
(b) He had had too much to drink.
(c) He thinks there is an offensive note in it.
(d) He dislikes the way the chicken tastes.

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

3. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", where does the poet see "the languor of long hours"?
(a) On her bed.
(b) On a divan.
(c) In a park.
(d) In a bathtub.

4. In "Portraits of Mistresses", how many men sit around talking?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. In "Get Yourself Drunk", what does Baudelaire say slavery is?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Earth.
(c) Time.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?

2. In "A Heroic Death", what job does Fancioulle have?

3. In "A Heroic Death", why does the Prince want to save Fancioulle's life?

4. What makes the man in "Plans" think about a cabin?

5. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?

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