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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. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?
(a) On a bench.
(b) In his home.
(c) At a store.
(d) At school.

2. Why did the bulldog Maldoror sent to kill the mad woman's daughter not kill the girl?
(a) Because she was innocent.
(b) Because he thought he had the wrong house.
(c) Because she was already badly injured.
(d) Because she was so young.

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

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

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?
(a) He discusses ways to kill them.
(b) He discusses different types of flies.
(c) He discusses the way some people eat flies.
(d) He discusses the way humans ignore flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 5, who attacks the prostitute?

2. In Book IV, Stanza 3, how is the man hanging from the gallows?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 5, how did the man with the stolen eyes leave prison?

4. What does the narrator say people will do at the moment of their death in Book V, Stanza 3?

5. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

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