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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 Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?

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

3. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?

4. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?

5. Why does Baudelaire mention clouds in "The Foreigner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the narrator pity the man in "The Fool and Venus"?

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

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

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

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

6. In "To Each His Chimera", what do the chimeras make the narrator realize?

7. Why does the narrator of "Invitation to the Voyage" want to travel?

8. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what is the narrator tempted with?

9. What happens when the dog smells perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

10. What are some of the things the narrator is upset with in "At One in the Morning"?

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 role of the city in the lives of people?

Essay Topic 3

Is the poet's use of different narrators effective? Why?

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