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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?
(a) Beautifully sad.
(b) Lost.
(c) A plaything.
(d) All-powerful.

2. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Pride.
(c) Foolishness.
(d) Evil.

3. What happens when the man shoots in "The Gallant Marksman"?
(a) He hits the target every time.
(b) He is too afraid to shoot.
(c) He hits the target half of the time.
(d) All his shots go wild.

4. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?
(a) She turned her back to them.
(b) She threw a coin at them.
(c) She gave the small child a toy.
(d) She had a waiter make them leave.

5. What does the man stop doing in "The Gallant Marksman" in order to practice shooting?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Working.
(c) Reading.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man's wife do in "The Soup and the Clouds"?

3. In "Beautiful Dorothy", what are the other people doing while Dorothy goes to the shore?

4. How does the man in "Counterfeit Money" learn that his friend has counterfeit coins?

5. In "A Thoroughbred", how does the thoroughbred learn her lessons?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Gallant Marksman", what happens after the man misses his shot?

2. How does Fancioulle work to save his life in "A Heroic Death"?

3. What happens when land is spotted in "Already!"?

4. What is Dorothy's goal in "Beautiful Dorothy"?

5. What happens when the artist takes in the boy in "The Rope"?

6. What is the thyrsus?

7. What are some of the complaints the men in "Portraits of Mistresses" have about their mistresses?

8. What is the harm of the Moon blessing children in "The Favors of the Moon"?

9. Why does Baudelaire say people should always be drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?

10. How does the woman in "Mademoiselle Bistouri" act due to her obsession with doctors?

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