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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. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?
(a) A wave of heat.
(b) A shadow pass over them.
(c) A breeze, even though the window is shut.
(d) A chill spread through the room.

2. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To show him one good man.
(b) To save his soul.
(c) To free him from evil.
(d) To send him a true love.

3. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?
(a) It could be of no use.
(b) He couldn't remember them.
(c) It was just a way to stay calm.
(d) He was only following orders.

4. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?
(a) For 30 years of working for the city.
(b) For being captured.
(c) For winning a contest.
(d) It was his wife's.

5. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?
(a) Because he doesn't speak with other people.
(b) Because Maldoror is evil.
(c) Because he has serious work.
(d) Because he is off duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator thinks about martyrs in Book V, Stanza 3, what does he want to do?

2. How was Maldoror born?

3. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?

4. What did Maldoror do when the bulldog did not kill the mad woman's daughter.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?

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