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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Evil.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Superior.

2. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Calm.
(b) Good.
(c) Bad.
(d) Confused.

3. What does Maldoror say mathematics has done for him?
(a) It has made him angry.
(b) Is has made him more tolerant.
(c) It has made him more wise.
(d) It hasn't done anything.

4. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To help the evil repent.
(b) To help people define evil.
(c) To show the importance of birth parents.
(d) To show the delights of cruelty.

5. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say he fears will happen to the reader?
(a) They will follow Maldoror.
(b) They will use a dictionary to understand his words.
(c) They will be frightened off.
(d) They will stop reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?

2. Why did the bulldog Maldoror sent to kill the mad woman's daughter not kill the girl?

3. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?

4. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?

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

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