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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think Mervyn should do instead of walk faster?
(a) Stop and ask for help.
(b) Run.
(c) Nothing, he should keep walking.
(d) Turn around.

2. In Book IV, Stanza 2, what problem does Maldoror run into?
(a) A lack of money.
(b) He loses his house.
(c) The police looking for him.
(d) Civilization becoming evil too.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 6, what animal does Maldoror say he turned into in his dream?
(a) A snake.
(b) A toad.
(c) A lion.
(d) A hog.

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

5. In Book VI, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to leave humanity?
(a) Because he hates people.
(b) Because he is tired of civilization.
(c) Because he is bored.
(d) Because he loves nature.

6. What vision begins the narrators rant in Book IV, Stanza 2?
(a) A bridge.
(b) Two towers.
(c) A winding road.
(d) Two cabins.

7. In Book IV, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is in his inquiry?
(a) Peace.
(b) Evil.
(c) Religion.
(d) Injustice.

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

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

10. Why is the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2 upset about someone forgetting a woman?
(a) Because she caused him pain.
(b) Because she had a secret.
(c) Because she was rich.
(d) Because she was his true love.

11. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?
(a) He discusses different types of flies.
(b) He discusses the way humans ignore flies.
(c) He discusses ways to kill them.
(d) He discusses the way some people eat flies.

12. In Book V, Stanza 6, how do the child's family members define Maldoror?
(a) As being a warning from God.
(b) As being the opposite of their child.
(c) As being a mistake.
(d) As being what their child could have been.

13. What does Mervyn do when he reaches home in Book IV, Stanza 3?
(a) Asks about dinner.
(b) Collapses on the couch.
(c) Locks the door.
(d) Hugs his mother.

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. Who gives the child's funeral service in Book V, Stanza 6?
(a) A minister.
(b) A priest.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A reverend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 2, how does Maldoror usually avoid trouble?

2. Where is Mervyn walking in Book IV, Stanza 3?

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

4. Why does Maldoror say he threw Falmer against a tree?

5. How does Maldoror feel about the man with the stolen eyes in Book IV, Stanza 5?

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