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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. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?
(a) Because no one else notices him.
(b) Because the man says he is a devil.
(c) Because the man says he is an angel.
(d) Because he often makes up characters.

2. What do the two women do to the man hanging from the gallows?
(a) Tar and whip him.
(b) Yell and insult him.
(c) Tar and feather him.
(d) Beat and whip him.

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

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror say he continues to hate God?
(a) Because He is a lie.
(b) Because of His creations.
(c) Because He is unjust.
(d) Because of what He did to his body.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book V, Stanza 7, what does the spider do to Maldoror every night?

3. In Book V, Stanza 2, what are the balls the beetle is rolling made of?

4. What does Mervyn do when he reaches home in Book IV, Stanza 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Maldoror first sees Mervyn?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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