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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. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men taste good.
(b) Because men are evil.
(c) Because He is all powerful.
(d) Because He is their creator.

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

3. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?
(a) Above the Somme.
(b) Above the Siene.
(c) Above the Rhine.
(d) Above the Meuse.

4. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?
(a) A giant hair.
(b) A large rock.
(c) A cloud of smoke.
(d) A pile of clothing.

5. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?
(a) For help.
(b) For the time.
(c) About his life.
(d) If she could come with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?

2. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?

3. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?

4. Where does the hermaphrodite live?

5. What does Maldoror say probably lies beneath the young girl's angelic exterior in Book II, Stanza 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Maldoror do after watching the family eat dinner in Book I, Stanza 11?

3. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Tremdall witness?

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

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

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

7. Why does Maldoror feel the ocean is superior to humanity?

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

9. What does the narrator say in Book I, Stanza 14?

10. What does Maldoror do after visiting a brothel in Book III, Stanza 5?

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