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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maldoror say he had a hard time learning to communicate as a child?
(a) His parents rarely talked.
(b) His tongue was too large.
(c) He was born deaf.
(d) He was shy.

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

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

4. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?
(a) To never commit suicide.
(b) To never covet a woman.
(c) To never steal.
(d) To never commit murder.

5. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?
(a) Priests.
(b) Friends.
(c) Animals.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?

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

3. Why does the narrator decide to stop writing Book II?

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

5. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?

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