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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 7, what does the spider do to Maldoror every night?
(a) Teases him.
(b) Plays cards with him.
(c) Sucks his blood.
(d) Talks to him.

2. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?
(a) A censure.
(b) A warning.
(c) A friend.
(d) A creature.

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

4. How was Maldoror born?
(a) Good.
(b) Filled with evil.
(c) Without parents.
(d) Into nature.

5. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?
(a) Priests.
(b) Family.
(c) Animals.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

2. Where does the hermaphrodite live?

3. Why does Maldoror symbolically to heaven in the form of an octopus?

4. What does the narrator tell the vulture to do in Book V, Stanza 2?

5. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?

(see the answer key)

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