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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?
(a) Conscience.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) God.

2. In Book II, Stanza 11, why does Maldoror throw a rock at a lamp?
(a) Because it doesn't answer him.
(b) Because it is in his way.
(c) Because someone asks him to.
(d) Because it looks like God.

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

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

5. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?
(a) A large rock.
(b) A giant hair.
(c) A pile of clothing.
(d) A cloud of smoke.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?

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