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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?
(a) Because he is angry with her.
(b) Because she needs to know the truth.
(c) Because he doesn't want someone else to do it.
(d) Because she needs to grow up.

2. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?
(a) Bears.
(b) Cats.
(c) Horses.
(d) Dogs.

3. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Kind.
(c) Shameless.
(d) Complicated.

4. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He jumps aboard.
(c) He falls down.
(d) He is attacked.

5. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?
(a) As being lonely.
(b) As being regal.
(c) As being like a corpse.
(d) As being captured.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?

2. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

3. With what does the narrator begin this poem?

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

5. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?

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