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

2. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Confused.
(b) Bad.
(c) Calm.
(d) Good.

3. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?
(a) Someone falls in a grave.
(b) The corpses rise for air.
(c) The wind whispers prayers.
(d) Animals howl.

4. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Evil.
(b) Superior.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Pleasant.

5. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Norway.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?

3. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

4. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?

5. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?

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