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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. What does the narrator rant about in Book IV, Stanza 2?
(a) The love in animals.
(b) The complexity of the world.
(c) The choices God made.
(d) The pain in humanity.

2. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?
(a) He is attacked.
(b) He falls down.
(c) He jumps aboard.
(d) He begins to cry.

3. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?
(a) To feed other animals.
(b) To avoid old age.
(c) Because they are cheap.
(d) To eat them.

4. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men taste good.
(b) Because He is their creator.
(c) Because men are evil.
(d) Because He is all powerful.

5. What vision begins the narrators rant in Book IV, Stanza 2?
(a) Two towers.
(b) A bridge.
(c) Two cabins.
(d) A winding road.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?

2. In Book V, Stanza 7, what does the spider do to Maldoror every night?

3. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?

4. How does Maldoror feel about being visited by the spider every night in Book V, Stanza 7?

5. In Book V, Stanza 6, what reason does the narrator give for not being able to write about death?

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