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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 IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror lose the use of his limbs?
(a) From sin.
(b) From a train accident.
(c) From laying in the same spot.
(d) From a fire.

2. Who gives the child's funeral service in Book V, Stanza 6?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A reverend.
(c) A minister.
(d) A priest.

3. Why does Maldoror say he is most interested in young boys?
(a) Because he has more in common with them.
(b) Because he fears women.
(c) Because they are more fun.
(d) Because they are easier to manipulate.

4. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?
(a) He will be missed.
(b) He will grow as a tree.
(c) He will return for a second life.
(d) He is still alive in heaven.

5. What does the narrator assume about the vulture in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) That he is the beetle's brother.
(b) That he is an angel.
(c) That he is a spy.
(d) That he used to be the woman's lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 2, how does Maldoror usually avoid trouble?

2. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?

3. What is revealed about the beetles balls once he rolls them up the mound?

4. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Elsseneur try to seek revenge against Maldoror?

3. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

4. Why does the man in Book IV, Stanza 7 live at sea?

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

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

7. How does Maldoror compare himself to the man with stolen eyes in Book IV, Stanza 5?

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

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

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

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