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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?
(a) The boy begins to cry.
(b) The boy catches a fever.
(c) The boy runs away.
(d) The boy laughs at Maldoror.

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

3. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?
(a) When the family is praying.
(b) When the child goes outside.
(c) After the family goes to sleep.
(d) During breakfast.

4. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?
(a) The freshest fruit.
(b) The love of a woman.
(c) The tears of innocents.
(d) The blood of enemies.

5. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?
(a) He strangled her.
(b) He raped her.
(c) He stabbed her.
(d) He tied her up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 2, how does the narrator discover the mad woman's secret?

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

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

4. Where is Tremdall when he sees Maldoror in Book III, Stanza 3?

5. How was Maldoror born?

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