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

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

3. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Shameless.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Kind.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?

2. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror turn into to fight the dragon?

3. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?

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

5. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What conversation about heaven does Maldoror have with the boy on the park bench?

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

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

7. What happens when Maldoror addresses the lamp hanging in a cathedral?

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

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

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

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