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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. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of a woman.
(b) That of a man.
(c) That of an animal.
(d) That of an insect.

2. Why does Maldoror save the drowning man in Book II, Stanza 14?
(a) Because he looks like his friend.
(b) Because he feels pulled to him.
(c) Because he owes the world.
(d) Because he promised to save anyone who was drowning.

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

4. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?
(a) For being captured.
(b) It was his wife's.
(c) For winning a contest.
(d) For 30 years of working for the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?

2. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?

3. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?

4. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?

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