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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?

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

4. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what color hair does the poet focus on?

5. How does the tradesman react to his child's gift in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does "The Foreigner" end with a comment about clouds?

2. What does Baudelaire say about the night in "Evening Twilight"?

3. What does the narrator say about the concert in "The Widows"?

4. How does the narrator of "The Old Mountebank" feel about the mountebank?

5. In "The Old Woman's Despair", how does the old woman feel after visiting the baby?

6. Why does Baudelaire include "To Arsène Houssaye" in this collection of poems?

7. What does the narrator see in the jester's eyes in "The Fool and Venus"?

8. In "The Artist's Confiteor", why is the artist upset?

9. In "The Widows", what does the narrator see when he follows the woman?

10. What are the voices discussing in "The Foreigner"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the references to religion in these poems. What role does religion play in deciding what is good or evil? What else helps to control morality other than religion?

Essay Topic 2

What is the poet's commentary on the arts? What are his commentaries on artists and the art community?

Essay Topic 3

Research Baudelaire's history. How does this collection fit in with his biography? How is it influenced by the poet's life?

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