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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 the priest.
(b) From next to his mother.
(c) From the bushes.
(d) From a distance.

2. Why does Maldoror say he has tried to erase the memory of his dream from Book IV, Stanza 6?
(a) Because it revealed the truth.
(b) Because it was too evil, even for him.
(c) Because it confused him.
(d) Because he was upset when he woke up.

3. Why does the man with webbed feet say he was trapped in a basement?
(a) Because he was hiding from someone.
(b) Because he commited a crime.
(c) Because of his webbed feet.
(d) Because of his brother.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, how does Maldoror react to the crab he finds living in him?
(a) He says it isn't surprising.
(b) He says it hurts.
(c) He says it is the funniest thing he's found.
(d) He says it's a lie.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 4, who does Maldoror say should not be convinced to worship God?
(a) Women.
(b) His son.
(c) All men.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?

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

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

4. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit's identity?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Maldoror still alive in Book IV, Stanza 4?

6. What have men done to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

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

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

9. In Book VI, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror learn from listening in at Mervyn's door?

10. What does the narrator think of martyrs?

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