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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. With what does the narrator begin this poem?
(a) A warning.
(b) A lesson.
(c) A question.
(d) A rhyme.

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

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

4. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?
(a) Evil.
(b) Death.
(c) Peace.
(d) God.

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?
(a) Love.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?

2. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

3. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?

4. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?

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

(see the answer key)

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