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

2. When Maldoror sees the ship capsize, what does he vow to do to the people who survive?
(a) Follow them.
(b) Laugh at them.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Turn them evil.

3. Why does Maldoror say he continued to pray as a child in Book II, Stanza 12?
(a) He wanted it to be true.
(b) He wanted goodness.
(c) He had nothing else to do.
(d) His parents made him.

4. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?
(a) He rejected all virtue.
(b) He saved his soul.
(c) He lost his family.
(d) He found trust.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?

2. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?

3. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?

4. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?

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

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