2. What does Maldoror say happens to people who keep insects as pets?
(a) It holds them back.
(b) It smells bad.
(c) It sends the wrong message to women.
(d) It wastes their money.

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

4. 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 begins to cry.
(c) The boy runs away.
(d) The boy catches a fever.

5. Why does Maldoror say he continued to pray as a child in Book II, Stanza 12?
(a) His parents made him.
(b) He wanted it to be true.
(c) He had nothing else to do.
(d) He wanted goodness.

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

7. Why does Maldoror send away the beautiful girl in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) He is bored by her.
(b) She says she loves God.
(c) She isn't interesting.
(d) He fears she is good.

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

9. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?
(a) An open mind.
(b) A sense of fear.
(c) Logic.
(d) A friend.

10. In Book III, Stanza 3, what animal head does the dragon Tremdall sees have?
(a) The head of a lion.
(b) The head of a horse.
(c) The head of a tiger.
(d) The head of a bear.

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

12. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?
(a) A creature.
(b) A censure.
(c) A friend.
(d) A warning.

13. Why does Maldoror symbolically to heaven in the form of an octopus?
(a) To prove something to mankind.
(b) To confront God.
(c) To show how superior the ocean is.
(d) To frighten the angels.

14. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?
(a) Leave earth.
(b) Travel to Europe.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Teach.

15. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?
(a) Because she needs to grow up.
(b) Because he doesn't want someone else to do it.
(c) Because he is angry with her.
(d) Because she needs to know the truth.