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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. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Peace.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Truth.

3. How does Maldoror feel about the man with the stolen eyes in Book IV, Stanza 5?
(a) He feels the man is less evil than himself.
(b) He feels the man is more evil than himself.
(c) He feels the man is wise beyond his years.
(d) He feels the man is just a fool.

4. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?
(a) Craftiness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Pain.
(d) Loneliness.

5. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?
(a) Fear.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?

2. Why does Maldoror say he continued to pray as a child in Book II, Stanza 12?

3. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?

4. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?

5. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?

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