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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 V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say he fears will happen to the reader?
(a) They will be frightened off.
(b) They will follow Maldoror.
(c) They will use a dictionary to understand his words.
(d) They will stop reading.

2. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit trying to do to the narrator's soul?
(a) Deaden it.
(b) Save it.
(c) Learn about it.
(d) Capture it.

3. What does Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?
(a) He says he is tormented.
(b) He says he is fine.
(c) He says he is uncertain.
(d) He says he is weary.

4. When the narrator thinks about martyrs in Book V, Stanza 3, what does he want to do?
(a) Shout.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

5. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?
(a) Providence.
(b) Hope.
(c) Hatred.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the bulldog Maldoror sent to kill the mad woman's daughter not kill the girl?

2. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?

3. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?

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

5. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

(see the answer key)

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