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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. In Book III, Stanza 5, who attacks the prostitute?
(a) A snake.
(b) Maldoror.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A demon.

2. In what does Maldoror tell the grave-digger to trust?
(a) Death.
(b) Evil.
(c) Peace.
(d) God.

3. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?
(a) They bow down to him.
(b) The ignore him.
(c) They kick him.
(d) They curse him.

4. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of a woman.
(b) That of a man.
(c) That of an insect.
(d) That of an animal.

5. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?
(a) The tears of innocents.
(b) The love of a woman.
(c) The freshest fruit.
(d) The blood of enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 1, what spirit does Mario have?

2. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?

3. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

4. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?

5. Why does Maldoror say he continued to pray as a child in Book II, Stanza 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Maldoror when he realizes he was born evil?

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

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

8. When Mario and Maldoror travel together in Book III, what do they talk about?

9. How was Maldoror's childhood deafness cured?

10. In Book II, what happens to the narrator when he tries to write?

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