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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. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?
(a) The boy begins to cry.
(b) The boy runs away.
(c) The boy laughs at Maldoror.
(d) The boy catches a fever.

2. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?
(a) An old captain.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A shark.
(d) A 16 year old.

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

4. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?
(a) His fist.
(b) His claws.
(c) His wrath.
(d) His power.

5. Who does the narrator learn was witness to everything Maldoror did to the mad woman and her daughter?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A priest.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is in his inquiry?

2. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?

3. In Book VI, what other name does the narrator give the books?

4. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?

5. Why is the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2 upset about someone forgetting a woman?

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