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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 VI, what other name does the narrator give the books?
(a) Movements.
(b) Novels.
(c) Tidbits.
(d) Songs.

2. In Book IV, Staza 6, how does Maldoror feel about the sleep he recounts?
(a) He regrets it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He didn't care for it.
(d) He was fearful of it.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 2, what problem does Maldoror run into?
(a) He loses his house.
(b) Civilization becoming evil too.
(c) The police looking for him.
(d) A lack of money.

4. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?
(a) Shepherds.
(b) Plowmen.
(c) Bishops.
(d) Monks.

5. How does Maldoror describe his physical appearance in Book V, Stanza 5?
(a) He says he cannot judge his appearance.
(b) He says he is average looking.
(c) He says he is attractive.
(d) He says he is not attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What provides the man with webbed feet with everything he needs?

2. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to live among humans?

4. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does the man in the gallows wife want from his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator think of martyrs?

2. What happened to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

3. In Book V, Stanza 2, what does the narrator realize about the vulture and the owl?

4. Who is Elsseneur?

5. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

6. In Book IV, Stanza 2, what is the narrator's message about laughter?

7. What happened when Maldoror fell asleep on the cliff in Book IV, Stanza 6?

8. What introduction to Book V does the narrator give?

9. What happens at the child's funeral in Book V, Stanza 6?

10. How has the man in Book IV, Stanza 7 adapted to living at sea?

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