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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?
(a) Because the boy won't accept sin.
(b) Because the boy threatens to tell on Maldoror.
(c) Because Maldoror is bored.
(d) Because the mother asks him to.

2. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Questions of mortality.
(b) Analysis of pain.
(c) Nothing, it's meaningless work.
(d) Sadness and fear.

3. In Book II, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror want God to reveal?
(a) Himself.
(b) Human kindness.
(c) A new savior.
(d) The mysteries of existence.

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

5. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men are evil.
(b) Because He is all powerful.
(c) Because He is their creator.
(d) Because men taste good.

6. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To show him one good man.
(b) To send him a true love.
(c) To save his soul.
(d) To free him from evil.

7. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?
(a) Above the Rhine.
(b) Above the Somme.
(c) Above the Siene.
(d) Above the Meuse.

8. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?
(a) To see how long it takes.
(b) To scare people.
(c) To tap on things.
(d) To scratch a child.

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

10. 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 is off duty.
(d) Because he has serious work.

11. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?
(a) When the child goes outside.
(b) When the family is praying.
(c) During breakfast.
(d) After the family goes to sleep.

12. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Shameless.
(d) Kind.

13. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Peace.

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

15. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?

2. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

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

4. How was Maldoror born?

5. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?

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