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

2. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Happiness.

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

4. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?
(a) Cries.
(b) Music.
(c) Whispers.
(d) Banging sounds.

5. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?
(a) To scare people.
(b) To tap on things.
(c) To see how long it takes.
(d) To scratch a child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?

3. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?

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

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

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