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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror say he continues to hate God?
(a) Because He is a lie.
(b) Because of His creations.
(c) Because of what He did to his body.
(d) Because He is unjust.

2. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?
(a) He will return for a second life.
(b) He is still alive in heaven.
(c) He will grow as a tree.
(d) He will be missed.

3. What does the narrator tell the reader to always do while laughing?
(a) Laugh at people.
(b) Cry.
(c) Smile.
(d) Jump.

4. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit trying to do to the narrator's soul?
(a) Deaden it.
(b) Capture it.
(c) Save it.
(d) Learn about it.

5. What is on top of the mound the beetle rolls ball to?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A man-bird.
(c) A church.
(d) A horse-man.

6. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Apes.
(d) Beasts.

7. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?
(a) Providence.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Hope.
(d) God.

8. 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 has yet to be successful.
(d) He says he cannot judge his success yet.

9. Who are the boys that climb out of the spider's pocket in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Street-boys Maldoror never helped.
(b) Children Maldoror never met.
(c) Boys Maldoror tried to kill.
(d) He isn't sure.

10. When the narrator thinks about martyrs in Book V, Stanza 3, what does he want to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Shout.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Go to sleep.

11. Why does Maldoror say he is most interested in young boys?
(a) Because they are more fun.
(b) Because he fears women.
(c) Because he has more in common with them.
(d) Because they are easier to manipulate.

12. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say lies in these poems?
(a) Pain.
(b) Truth.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

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

14. When the two boys crawl out of the spider's pocket in Book V, Stanza 7, what are they holding?
(a) Guns.
(b) Bows and arrows.
(c) Short knives.
(d) Flaming swords.

15. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) He thinks the location is pretty.
(b) He isn't sure if it's a dream or not.
(c) He thinks the beetle is right.
(d) He thinks the beetle is wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 6, how do the child's family members define Maldoror?

2. In Book VI, what other name does the narrator give the books?

3. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?

4. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?

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