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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. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?
(a) From next to his mother.
(b) From a distance.
(c) From the bushes.
(d) From next to the priest.

2. In Book IV, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror remember falling asleep?
(a) On a cliff.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a tree.
(d) Next to a river.

3. Why does the man with webbed feet swim toward Maldoror?
(a) He wanted to warn Maldoror.
(b) Maldoror called him.
(c) He didn't see Maldoror near the shore.
(d) He wanted to scare Maldoror.

4. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) He thinks the beetle is right.
(b) He isn't sure if it's a dream or not.
(c) He thinks the location is pretty.
(d) He thinks the beetle is wrong.

5. How does Maldoror feel about being visited by the spider every night in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Like there is nothing he can do about it.
(b) Like he has done something terrible.
(c) He doesn't care about the spider.
(d) He enjoys it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 5, how did the man with the stolen eyes leave prison?

2. Who gives the child's funeral service in Book V, Stanza 6?

3. What vision begins the narrators rant in Book IV, Stanza 2?

4. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 2, what does the beetle do?

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

3. How does Maldoror's letter to Mervyn impact Mervyn?

4. How are the beetle and the man-pelican related?

5. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

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

7. What does the narrator reflect on in Book IV, Stanza 1?

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

9. In Book V, Stanza 7, how does Maldoror react to the spider's nightly visits?

10. What does the narrator think of martyrs?

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