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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) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Humanity itself.
(d) Natural disasters.

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

3. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Calm.
(b) Good.
(c) Confused.
(d) Bad.

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

5. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?
(a) Close the book.
(b) Read out loud.
(c) Skip every other poem.
(d) Take a break.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?

2. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

3. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?

4. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?

5. Why does Maldoror send away the beautiful girl in Book II, Stanza 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the grave digger tell Maldoror about mortality?

7. What happens when the grave-digger asks Maldoror about his life?

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

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

10. How does Maldoror feel about the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?

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