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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. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?
(a) Being hated and loved.
(b) Being hurt and then rescued.
(c) Being a savior.
(d) Being evil and getting away with it.

2. 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.

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

4. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?
(a) Because he is off duty.
(b) Because he doesn't speak with other people.
(c) Because he has serious work.
(d) Because Maldoror is evil.

5. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?
(a) A wave of heat.
(b) A shadow pass over them.
(c) A breeze, even though the window is shut.
(d) A chill spread through the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?

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

3. How was Maldoror born?

4. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

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

(see the answer key)

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