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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 lies in these poems?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Truth.
(d) Pain.

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

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

4. 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 thinks the beetle is right.
(c) He thinks the beetle is wrong.
(d) He isn't sure if it's a dream or not.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror lose the use of his limbs?
(a) From sin.
(b) From laying in the same spot.
(c) From a train accident.
(d) From a fire.

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

7. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit's identity?
(a) Conscience.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Rationality.
(d) Providence.

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

9. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) A snake.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A dragon.
(d) An owl.

10. Why does Maldoror say he has tried to erase the memory of his dream from Book IV, Stanza 6?
(a) Because it confused him.
(b) Because he was upset when he woke up.
(c) Because it was too evil, even for him.
(d) Because it revealed the truth.

11. In Book IV, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror say he once scalped a man?
(a) For revenge.
(b) For fun.
(c) As a joke.
(d) As a message to God.

12. What do the two women do to the man hanging from the gallows?
(a) Tar and feather him.
(b) Beat and whip him.
(c) Tar and whip him.
(d) Yell and insult him.

13. How does Maldoror feel about being visited by the spider every night in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Like he has done something terrible.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) Like there is nothing he can do about it.
(d) He doesn't care about the spider.

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

15. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?
(a) Bishops.
(b) Monks.
(c) Shepherds.
(d) Plowmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit trying to do to the narrator's soul?

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

3. In Book IV, Stanza 7, why does the man have webbed hands and feet?

4. What does the narrator promise will happen in Book VI?

5. What does the narrator tell the reader to always do while laughing?

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