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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 Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?
(a) He says he is fine.
(b) He says he is weary.
(c) He says he is tormented.
(d) He says he is uncertain.

2. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror turn into to fight the dragon?
(a) A lion.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dog.
(d) An eagle.

3. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?
(a) Angels.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Devils.
(d) Brothers.

4. In Book III, Stanza 4, why is God grateful to receive a coin?
(a) Because he knows man is good.
(b) Because he works hard.
(c) Because he is lost.
(d) Because he is broke.

5. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?
(a) He licks the angel's face.
(b) He throws a lamp at the angel.
(c) He smacks the angel.
(d) He throws a rock at the angel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?

3. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?

4. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?

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

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