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

2. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) The ocean turns black with hate.
(b) Waves sweep them away.
(c) Sharks attack them.
(d) Maldoror swims after them.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to live among humans?
(a) To observe them.
(b) To torture them.
(c) Because he loves people.
(d) Because he is tied to society.

4. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?
(a) The spirit of the sky.
(b) The spirit of water.
(c) The spirit of the earth.
(d) The spirit of fire.

5. Why does Maldoror save the drowning man in Book II, Stanza 14?
(a) Because he feels pulled to him.
(b) Because he promised to save anyone who was drowning.
(c) Because he looks like his friend.
(d) Because he owes the world.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?

4. What does the narrator tell the reader to always do while laughing?

5. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

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