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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say he fears will happen to the reader?
(a) They will use a dictionary to understand his words.
(b) They will follow Maldoror.
(c) They will stop reading.
(d) They will be frightened off.

2. Why does Maldoror believe the man stole his eyes from a woman?
(a) To be nicer to women.
(b) To appear beautiful.
(c) To avoid becoming a man.
(d) To get his vision back.

3. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?
(a) Because he often makes up characters.
(b) Because the man says he is a devil.
(c) Because no one else notices him.
(d) Because the man says he is an angel.

4. Who tells the reader that Maldoror is a pedarist?
(a) God.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Maldoror himself.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, how does Maldoror usually avoid trouble?
(a) By bribing others.
(b) By acting swiftly.
(c) By hiding out.
(d) By wearing disguises.

6. In Book IV, Stanza 4, who does Maldoror say should not be convinced to worship God?
(a) His son.
(b) Women.
(c) All men.
(d) Animals.

7. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror say did not kill him?
(a) Being stabbed.
(b) Evil.
(c) Old age.
(d) Starvation.

8. In Book IV, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror remember falling asleep?
(a) Next to a river.
(b) In a tree.
(c) On a cliff.
(d) In a cave.

9. In Book V, Stanza 2, what are the balls the beetle is rolling made of?
(a) Paper.
(b) Mud.
(c) Dung.
(d) Rock.

10. What does the narrator assume about the vulture in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) That he is an angel.
(b) That he is a spy.
(c) That he used to be the woman's lover.
(d) That he is the beetle's brother.

11. In Book IV, Stanza 3, how is the man hanging from the gallows?
(a) By his hands.
(b) By his hair.
(c) By his feet.
(d) By his neck.

12. In Book IV, Stanza 1, how does the narrator describe his success so far in the poem?
(a) He has been totally successful.
(b) He has achieved some success.
(c) He says he cannot judge his success yet.
(d) He has yet to be successful.

13. In Book IV, Stanza 5, who does Maldoror believe the man stole his eyes from?
(a) A blonde woman.
(b) A black-haired woman.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) A troubled woman.

14. In Book IV, Stanza 7, why does the man have webbed hands and feet?
(a) He was part of an experiment.
(b) He was born that way.
(c) So he can live at sea.
(d) Because he sinned.

15. How does Maldoror feel about the man with the stolen eyes in Book IV, Stanza 5?
(a) He feels the man is more evil than himself.
(b) He feels the man is just a fool.
(c) He feels the man is less evil than himself.
(d) He feels the man is wise beyond his years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror consider living in a cave in Book IV, Stanza 2?

2. When Maldoror starts following Mervyn, what is his dilemma?

3. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?

4. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?

5. What pleased Maldoror in his dream in Book IV, Stanza 6?

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