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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. What does the man with webbed feet say he wanted to do when he escaped the basement?
(a) Start a farm.
(b) Throw himself out to sea.
(c) Build a hut on a mountain.
(d) Run away.

2. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) He isn't sure if it's a dream or not.
(b) He thinks the beetle is right.
(c) He thinks the beetle is wrong.
(d) He thinks the location is pretty.

3. In Book V, Stanza 2, what are the balls the beetle is rolling made of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Paper.
(c) Dung.
(d) Rock.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?
(a) He discusses the way some people eat flies.
(b) He discusses ways to kill them.
(c) He discusses the way humans ignore flies.
(d) He discusses different types of flies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit's identity?

2. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror remember falling asleep?

4. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?

5. When Maldoror starts following Mervyn, what is his dilemma?

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