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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. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?
(a) As being regal.
(b) As being captured.
(c) As being lonely.
(d) As being like a corpse.

2. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?
(a) The corpses rise for air.
(b) The wind whispers prayers.
(c) Someone falls in a grave.
(d) Animals howl.

3. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Analysis of pain.
(b) Questions of mortality.
(c) Nothing, it's meaningless work.
(d) Sadness and fear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?

3. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?

4. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?

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

(see the answer key)

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