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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI, Stanzas 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man with webbed feet swim toward Maldoror?
(a) He wanted to scare Maldoror.
(b) Maldoror called him.
(c) He wanted to warn Maldoror.
(d) He didn't see Maldoror near the shore.

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

3. Who does the narrator learn was witness to everything Maldoror did to the mad woman and her daughter?
(a) A shepherd.
(b) A priest.
(c) A policeman.
(d) No one.

4. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cats.
(d) Bears.

5. What is revealed about the beetles balls once he rolls them up the mound?
(a) They are actually his hopes and dreams.
(b) They will be used as weapons.
(c) They are actually made of humans.
(d) They are imaginary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 5, how did the man with the stolen eyes leave prison?

2. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror find in his armpit?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to live among humans?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 1, how does the narrator describe his success so far in the poem?

5. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?

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