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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) Maldoror swims after them.
(b) Sharks attack them.
(c) The ocean turns black with hate.
(d) Waves sweep them away.

3. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?
(a) Because of his voice.
(b) Because of his pride.
(c) Because he is human.
(d) Because he is evil.

4. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?
(a) Craftiness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Pain.
(d) Loneliness.

5. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?
(a) He smacks the angel.
(b) He throws a rock at the angel.
(c) He throws a lamp at the angel.
(d) He licks the angel's face.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maldoror sees the ship capsize, what does he vow to do to the people who survive?

2. Why does Maldoror say he had a hard time learning to communicate as a child?

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

4. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?

5. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

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