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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV, Stanzas 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?
(a) A giant hair.
(b) A large rock.
(c) A cloud of smoke.
(d) A pile of clothing.

2. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Shameless.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Kind.

3. What does Maldoror say mathematics has done for him?
(a) It has made him angry.
(b) Is has made him more tolerant.
(c) It hasn't done anything.
(d) It has made him more wise.

4. What did Maldoror do when the bulldog did not kill the mad woman's daughter.
(a) He stabbed the dog.
(b) He made the dog go back.
(c) He yelled at the dog.
(d) He killed the dog.

5. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Floods.
(c) Crime.
(d) Epidemics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

3. Why does the man with webbed feet say he was trapped in a basement?

4. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?

5. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?

(see the answer key)

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