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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. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men taste good.
(b) Because men are evil.
(c) Because He is all powerful.
(d) Because He is their creator.

2. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Pain.
(d) Craftiness.

3. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?
(a) A breeze.
(b) A vision.
(c) A taste.
(d) An odor.

4. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To show the importance of birth parents.
(b) To show the delights of cruelty.
(c) To help the evil repent.
(d) To help people define evil.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?

3. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?

4. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?

5. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?

(see the answer key)

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