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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. Why is the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2 upset about someone forgetting a woman?
(a) Because she had a secret.
(b) Because she caused him pain.
(c) Because she was rich.
(d) Because she was his true love.

2. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?
(a) He didn't care for it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He was fearful of it.
(d) He regrets it.

3. In Book VI, Stanza 7, where does the madman say his sisters' bodies were found?
(a) In a cage.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the dog house.
(d) In their bedrooms.

4. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?
(a) For winning a contest.
(b) For 30 years of working for the city.
(c) For being captured.
(d) It was his wife's.

5. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?
(a) Because he doesn't speak with other people.
(b) Because Maldoror is evil.
(c) Because he has serious work.
(d) Because he is off duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 3, what animal head does the dragon Tremdall sees have?

2. What does the narrator assume about the vulture in Book V, Stanza 2?

3. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?

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

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