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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 did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Good.
(b) Confused.
(c) Calm.
(d) Bad.

2. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?
(a) So society will applaud.
(b) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.
(c) In order to do the right thing.
(d) So professionals can deal with them.

3. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?
(a) Ignore anything he says in his sleep.
(b) Not ask about his past.
(c) Make him breakfast.
(d) Give him books to read.

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

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To show the delights of cruelty.
(b) To show the importance of birth parents.
(c) To help the evil repent.
(d) To help people define evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

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

3. What does Maldoror say happens to people who keep insects as pets?

4. Why does Maldoror save the drowning man in Book II, Stanza 14?

5. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

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