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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 II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?
(a) It could be of no use.
(b) It was just a way to stay calm.
(c) He couldn't remember them.
(d) He was only following orders.

2. What does the man with webbed feet say he wanted to do when he escaped the basement?
(a) Start a farm.
(b) Throw himself out to sea.
(c) Run away.
(d) Build a hut on a mountain.

3. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say a reader must have while reading these poems?
(a) An open mind.
(b) A tolerant soul.
(c) An attentive brain.
(d) A friend.

4. How does Maldoror describe his physical appearance in Book V, Stanza 5?
(a) He says he cannot judge his appearance.
(b) He says he is average looking.
(c) He says he is attractive.
(d) He says he is not attractive.

5. What does the narrator say people will do at the moment of their death in Book V, Stanza 3?
(a) Close their eyes.
(b) Laugh about it.
(c) Try to avoid it.
(d) Welcome it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?

2. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?

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

4. What did Maldoror do when the bulldog did not kill the mad woman's daughter.

5. Why does Maldoror say he threw Falmer against a tree?

(see the answer key)

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