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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 the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?
(a) Above the Siene.
(b) Above the Rhine.
(c) Above the Meuse.
(d) Above the Somme.

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

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

4. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?
(a) Because he will be so old.
(b) Because he always respects nature.
(c) Because he violates its laws.
(d) Because he will change death.

5. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?
(a) Because the boy threatens to tell on Maldoror.
(b) Because the mother asks him to.
(c) Because Maldoror is bored.
(d) Because the boy won't accept sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?

2. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

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

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

5. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?

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