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

2. In Book VI, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to leave humanity?
(a) Because he is bored.
(b) Because he loves nature.
(c) Because he is tired of civilization.
(d) Because he hates people.

3. Who are the boys that climb out of the spider's pocket in Book V, Stanza 7?
(a) Street-boys Maldoror never helped.
(b) He isn't sure.
(c) Children Maldoror never met.
(d) Boys Maldoror tried to kill.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 6, what animal does Maldoror say he turned into in his dream?
(a) A lion.
(b) A toad.
(c) A hog.
(d) A snake.

5. What is on top of the mound the beetle rolls ball to?
(a) A church.
(b) A man-bird.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A horse-man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror say he once scalped a man?

2. What does the narrator tell the vulture to do in Book V, Stanza 2?

3. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?

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

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to live among humans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

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