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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. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?
(a) Being hated and loved.
(b) Being a savior.
(c) Being evil and getting away with it.
(d) Being hurt and then rescued.

2. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?
(a) The boy begins to cry.
(b) The boy runs away.
(c) The boy laughs at Maldoror.
(d) The boy catches a fever.

3. Why does the narrator decide to stop writing Book II?
(a) He is afraid of Maldoror.
(b) The story is over.
(c) He wants a break.
(d) He is traveling abroad.

4. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To free him from evil.
(b) To show him one good man.
(c) To send him a true love.
(d) To save his soul.

5. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?
(a) Maldoror.
(b) His wife.
(c) He is tired.
(d) A supernatural force.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?

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

3. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

4. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?

5. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?

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