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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. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.

2. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?
(a) Because he is angry with her.
(b) Because she needs to know the truth.
(c) Because she needs to grow up.
(d) Because he doesn't want someone else to do it.

3. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?
(a) A huge butterfly.
(b) A fairy.
(c) A giant glow worm.
(d) A small bear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Maldoror symbolically to heaven in the form of an octopus?

3. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?

4. In Book II, Stanza 11, why does Maldoror throw a rock at a lamp?

5. Why does Maldoror say he had a hard time learning to communicate as a child?

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