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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 Maldoror say mathematics has done for him?
(a) Is has made him more tolerant.
(b) It has made him more wise.
(c) It hasn't done anything.
(d) It has made him angry.

2. Who are the boys that climb out of the spider's pocket in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) He isn't sure.
(b) Children Maldoror never met.
(c) Street-boys Maldoror never helped.
(d) Boys Maldoror tried to kill.

3. Why does Maldoror say he threw Falmer against a tree?
(a) Because Falmer stopped him from killing.
(b) Because Falmer was the preacher's son.
(c) Because Falmer gave him a Bible.
(d) Because Falmer threatened him.

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

5. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?
(a) For winning a contest.
(b) For 30 years of working for the city.
(c) It was his wife's.
(d) For being captured.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?

3. In Book II, Stanza 11, why does Maldoror throw a rock at a lamp?

4. What does Maldoror say happens to people who keep insects as pets?

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

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