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

2. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To avoid old age.
(c) To feed other animals.
(d) Because they are cheap.

3. How was Maldoror born?
(a) Without parents.
(b) Filled with evil.
(c) Good.
(d) Into nature.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?

4. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?

5. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

(see the answer key)

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