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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 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?
(a) At a store.
(b) In his home.
(c) On a bench.
(d) At school.

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

3. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) For insight into the future.
(b) For fame.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) To leave with him.

4. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Travel to Europe.
(c) Teach.
(d) Leave earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?

2. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

3. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

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

5. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?

(see the answer key)

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