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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 strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?
(a) Because the boy won't accept sin.
(b) Because the mother asks him to.
(c) Because Maldoror is bored.
(d) Because the boy threatens to tell on Maldoror.

2. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?
(a) Humanity itself.
(b) Love.
(c) Natural disasters.
(d) Death.

3. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?
(a) Evil.
(b) Peace.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

4. Where does the hermaphrodite live?
(a) In a tall apartment building.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a cottage.
(d) In a flowery grove.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?

2. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?

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

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

5. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?

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