View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?
(a) He strangled her.
(b) He stabbed her.
(c) He tied her up.
(d) He raped her.

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

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

4. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?
(a) So society will applaud.
(b) So professionals can deal with them.
(c) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.
(d) In order to do the right thing.

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

6. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?
(a) Close the book.
(b) Skip every other poem.
(c) Read out loud.
(d) Take a break.

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

8. In Book III, Stanza 4, why is God grateful to receive a coin?
(a) Because he knows man is good.
(b) Because he is broke.
(c) Because he is lost.
(d) Because he works hard.

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

10. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Calm.
(b) Bad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Good.

11. 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.

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

13. 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.

14. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Pleasure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?

2. Why does Maldoror save the drowning man in Book II, Stanza 14?

3. What does Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?

4. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?

5. With what does the narrator begin this poem?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 499 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample