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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI, 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit's identity?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Providence.
(d) Humanity.

2. How does Maldoror feel about being visited by the spider every night in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Like he has done something terrible.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) Like there is nothing he can do about it.
(d) He doesn't care about the spider.

3. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?
(a) His point of view is not educated formally.
(b) Other people have not explored these topics.
(c) His point of view is tainted.
(d) Other people usually don't understand him.

4. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?
(a) A shadow pass over them.
(b) A breeze, even though the window is shut.
(c) A wave of heat.
(d) A chill spread through the room.

5. What is the first thing Maldoror does when he meets Mervyn?
(a) Gives him a hug.
(b) Knocks him to the ground.
(c) Throws him in a sack.
(d) Drops down to his knees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror say did not kill him?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror find in his armpit?

5. In Book III, Stanza 2, how does the narrator discover the mad woman's secret?

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