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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) In order to do the right thing.
(d) So society will applaud.

2. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?
(a) The spirit of the sky.
(b) The spirit of the earth.
(c) The spirit of fire.
(d) The spirit of water.

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

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

5. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?
(a) They kick him.
(b) The ignore him.
(c) They bow down to him.
(d) They curse him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?

4. Who does the narrator learn was witness to everything Maldoror did to the mad woman and her daughter?

5. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?

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