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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the reader that Maldoror is a pedarist?
(a) Maldoror himself.
(b) The narrator.
(c) God.
(d) A homeless man.

2. Why does Maldoror say he is most interested in young boys?
(a) Because they are more fun.
(b) Because he has more in common with them.
(c) Because they are easier to manipulate.
(d) Because he fears women.

3. In Book V, Stanza 6, what reason does the narrator give for not being able to write about death?
(a) Words can never describe it.
(b) He doesn't fully understand it.
(c) It's always changing.
(d) People have their own views of death.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 3, how is the man hanging from the gallows?
(a) By his hair.
(b) By his hands.
(c) By his feet.
(d) By his neck.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, how does Maldoror react to the crab he finds living in him?
(a) He says it's a lie.
(b) He says it hurts.
(c) He says it isn't surprising.
(d) He says it is the funniest thing he's found.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?

2. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?

3. How does Maldoror describe his physical appearance in Book V, Stanza 5?

4. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror lose the use of his limbs?

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