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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. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror say he continues to hate God?
(a) Because of what He did to his body.
(b) Because of His creations.
(c) Because He is unjust.
(d) Because He is a lie.

2. What does the man with webbed feet say he wanted to do when he escaped the basement?
(a) Start a farm.
(b) Build a hut on a mountain.
(c) Throw himself out to sea.
(d) Run away.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror find in his armpit?
(a) A rock.
(b) A bird's nest.
(c) A toad.
(d) An ant colony.

4. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?
(a) To never covet a woman.
(b) To never steal.
(c) To never commit murder.
(d) To never commit suicide.

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?

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

3. In Book I, Stanza 8, to what animal does Maldoror liken himself?

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

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

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