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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator assume about the vulture in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) That he is an angel.
(b) That he used to be the woman's lover.
(c) That he is a spy.
(d) That he is the beetle's brother.

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

3. Why does Maldoror believe the man stole his eyes from a woman?
(a) To appear beautiful.
(b) To be nicer to women.
(c) To get his vision back.
(d) To avoid becoming a man.

4. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?
(a) His point of view is not educated formally.
(b) His point of view is tainted.
(c) Other people have not explored these topics.
(d) Other people usually don't understand him.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror say did not kill him?
(a) Old age.
(b) Evil.
(c) Being stabbed.
(d) Starvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say is the "greatest happiness which can be conceived"?

2. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror find in his armpit?

3. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?

4. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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