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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Devils.
(c) Angels.
(d) Brothers.

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

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

5. With what does the narrator begin this poem?
(a) A lesson.
(b) A rhyme.
(c) A question.
(d) A warning.

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

7. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?
(a) A vision.
(b) An odor.
(c) A breeze.
(d) A taste.

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

9. In Book III, Stanza 2, how does the narrator discover the mad woman's secret?
(a) She confesses it to him one night.
(b) He picks up a piece of paper she dropped.
(c) He listens in at her door.
(d) He hears rumors.

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

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

12. In Book III, Stanza 5, who attacks the prostitute?
(a) A demon.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A snake.
(d) Maldoror.

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

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

15. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?
(a) His fist.
(b) His wrath.
(c) His claws.
(d) His power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror love most about math?

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

3. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?

4. Why does the narrator decide to stop writing Book II?

5. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?

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