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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?
(a) A breeze, even though the window is shut.
(b) A shadow pass over them.
(c) A chill spread through the room.
(d) A wave of heat.

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

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

6. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?
(a) About his life.
(b) For the time.
(c) If she could come with him.
(d) For help.

7. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?
(a) Craftiness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Pain.

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

9. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?
(a) Banging sounds.
(b) Whispers.
(c) Cries.
(d) Music.

10. How was Maldoror born?
(a) Good.
(b) Without parents.
(c) Filled with evil.
(d) Into nature.

11. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?
(a) As being captured.
(b) As being lonely.
(c) As being regal.
(d) As being like a corpse.

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

13. In Book II, Stanza 12, what example of God's malice does Maldoror examine?
(a) Crime.
(b) Floods.
(c) Epidemics.
(d) Earthquakes.

14. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?
(a) He smacks the angel.
(b) He licks the angel's face.
(c) He throws a lamp at the angel.
(d) He throws a rock at the angel.

15. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?
(a) Peace.
(b) Evil.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?

2. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?

3. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?

4. What did Maldoror do when the bulldog did not kill the mad woman's daughter.

5. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?

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