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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?
(a) Natural disasters.
(b) Death.
(c) Humanity itself.
(d) Love.

2. In Book III, Stanza 4, why is God grateful to receive a coin?
(a) Because he is broke.
(b) Because he is lost.
(c) Because he works hard.
(d) Because he knows man is good.

3. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?
(a) Family.
(b) Friends.
(c) Priests.
(d) Animals.

4. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror turn into to fight the dragon?
(a) A lion.
(b) A snake.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

2. Why does Maldoror save the drowning man in Book II, Stanza 14?

3. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?

4. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?

5. Where does the hermaphrodite live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator warn the reader about before Maldoror's story begins?

2. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror suggest people do to children?

3. Why does Maldoror praise mathematics in Book II, Stanza 10?

4. In Book III, Stanza 5, how does God describe His experience in the brothel?

5. Why does Maldoror tell men to stop worshiping an insect god?

6. At the end of Book II, what does the narrator say his poem might cause?

7. How does Maldoror react to the sharks who swarm the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?

8. In Book 1, Stanza 8, why does Maldoror say he is like dogs?

9. What does Maldoror say about the ten-year old girl who used to follow him?

10. In Book II, Stanza 15, what does Maldoror do when he finds himself at odds with conscience?

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