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

2. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say lies in these poems?
(a) Pain.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Truth.

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

4. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Shameless.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Kind.

5. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Good.
(b) Calm.
(c) Bad.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?

2. Why does the man with webbed feet swim toward Maldoror?

3. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

4. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?

5. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?

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