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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. What does Maldoror say happened when he decided to not kill the embodiment of Prostitution?
(a) He rejected all virtue.
(b) He found trust.
(c) He lost his family.
(d) He saved his soul.

2. Why did the bulldog Maldoror sent to kill the mad woman's daughter not kill the girl?
(a) Because she was so young.
(b) Because she was innocent.
(c) Because he thought he had the wrong house.
(d) Because she was already badly injured.

3. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?
(a) Sadness and fear.
(b) Nothing, it's meaningless work.
(c) Questions of mortality.
(d) Analysis of pain.

4. In Book II, Stanza 13, who does Maldoror find that he feels is just like him?
(a) A 16 year old.
(b) A shark.
(c) A wolf.
(d) An old captain.

5. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?
(a) Men.
(b) God.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tremdall when he sees Maldoror in Book III, Stanza 3?

2. At the end of Book III, what does Maldoror throw away?

3. How was Maldoror born?

4. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

5. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to God when He passes out drunk on earth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the child chasing the horse-drawn bus make Maldoror think of?

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

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

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