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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 I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of a woman.
(b) That of an insect.
(c) That of a man.
(d) That of an animal.

2. In Book IV, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror say he once scalped a man?
(a) As a joke.
(b) For revenge.
(c) For fun.
(d) As a message to God.

3. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?
(a) As being captured.
(b) As being regal.
(c) As being lonely.
(d) As being like a corpse.

4. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?
(a) Leave earth.
(b) Teach.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Travel to Europe.

5. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?
(a) His wife.
(b) A supernatural force.
(c) He is tired.
(d) Maldoror.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 7, why does the man have webbed hands and feet?

2. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?

3. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?

4. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?

5. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

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