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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Norway.

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

3. What did Maldoror do when the bulldog did not kill the mad woman's daughter.
(a) He stabbed the dog.
(b) He yelled at the dog.
(c) He made the dog go back.
(d) He killed the dog.

4. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?
(a) He saved his soul.
(b) He rejected all virtue.
(c) He found trust.
(d) He lost his family.

5. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Conscience.
(d) God.

6. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?
(a) Make him breakfast.
(b) Give him books to read.
(c) Not ask about his past.
(d) Ignore anything he says in his sleep.

7. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Evil.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Superior.
(d) Inferior.

8. When Maldoror sees the ship capsize, what does he vow to do to the people who survive?
(a) Laugh at them.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Turn them evil.
(d) Follow them.

9. What does Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?
(a) He says he is uncertain.
(b) He says he is weary.
(c) He says he is tormented.
(d) He says he is fine.

10. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?
(a) The spirit of water.
(b) The spirit of the sky.
(c) The spirit of fire.
(d) The spirit of the earth.

11. Where is Tremdall when he sees Maldoror in Book III, Stanza 3?
(a) In town.
(b) Near a river.
(c) At church.
(d) A mountain.

12. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?
(a) A cloud of smoke.
(b) A large rock.
(c) A giant hair.
(d) A pile of clothing.

13. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?
(a) Because of his voice.
(b) Because he is evil.
(c) Because of his pride.
(d) Because he is human.

14. Where does the hermaphrodite live?
(a) In a flowery grove.
(b) In a cottage.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a tall apartment building.

15. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) Maldoror swims after them.
(b) Waves sweep them away.
(c) Sharks attack them.
(d) The ocean turns black with hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

2. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

3. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?

4. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?

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

(see the answer keys)

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