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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Stanzas 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?
(a) So professionals can deal with them.
(b) In order to do the right thing.
(c) So society will applaud.
(d) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.

3. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?
(a) Give him books to read.
(b) Not ask about his past.
(c) Make him breakfast.
(d) Ignore anything he says in his sleep.

4. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?
(a) An open mind.
(b) A sense of fear.
(c) Logic.
(d) A friend.

5. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Nothing, it's meaningless work.
(b) Sadness and fear.
(c) Analysis of pain.
(d) Questions of mortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?

2. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?

3. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

4. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?

5. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

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