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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 5, who does Maldoror believe the man stole his eyes from?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) A troubled woman.
(c) A blonde woman.
(d) A black-haired woman.

2. What pleased Maldoror in his dream in Book IV, Stanza 6?
(a) Leaving the human race.
(b) Being able to fly.
(c) The money he found.
(d) His ability to defy God.

3. What does Mervyn do when he reaches home in Book IV, Stanza 3?
(a) Asks about dinner.
(b) Locks the door.
(c) Hugs his mother.
(d) Collapses on the couch.

4. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A snake.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) An owl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator assume about the vulture in Book V, Stanza 2?

2. What does the man with webbed feet say he wanted to do when he escaped the basement?

3. Why does Maldoror say he is most interested in young boys?

4. In Book VI, what other name does the narrator give the books?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror say he continues to hate God?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maldoror first sees Mervyn?

2. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

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

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

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

6. Who is Elsseneur?

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

8. What happens when Maldoror sees the man hanging from the gallows?

9. In Book V, Stanza 3, how does the narrator describe people's relationship to death?

10. What does the narrator think of martyrs?

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