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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 beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To send him a true love.
(b) To free him from evil.
(c) To save his soul.
(d) To show him one good man.

2. Why does the grave-digger first say he can't speak with Maldoror?
(a) Because he is off duty.
(b) Because he doesn't speak with other people.
(c) Because he has serious work.
(d) Because Maldoror is evil.

3. Why does Maldoror send away the beautiful girl in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) She isn't interesting.
(b) He is bored by her.
(c) He fears she is good.
(d) She says she loves God.

4. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?
(a) Evil.
(b) Motivations.
(c) Feelings of love.
(d) Families.

5. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Norway.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?

3. In Book III, Stanza 3, what animal head does the dragon Tremdall sees have?

4. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How was Maldoror's childhood deafness cured?

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

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

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

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

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