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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 does Mervyn do after running away from Maldoror in Book VI, Stanza 9?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He runs into a church.
(c) He locks himself in his room.
(d) He tells his mother what happened.

2. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Angels.
(c) Devils.
(d) Brothers.

3. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?
(a) To never steal.
(b) To never covet a woman.
(c) To never commit murder.
(d) To never commit suicide.

4. 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 regrets it.
(d) He was fearful of it.

5. Who does Maldoror get to help him beat Mervyn?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) A monk.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 6, what animal does Maldoror say he turned into in his dream?

2. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?

3. At the end of Book III, what does Maldoror throw away?

4. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

5. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?

(see the answer key)

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