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

2. In Book IV, Stanza 2, how does Maldoror usually avoid trouble?
(a) By hiding out.
(b) By bribing others.
(c) By acting swiftly.
(d) By wearing disguises.

3. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is unique about his point of view?
(a) Other people usually don't understand him.
(b) His point of view is not educated formally.
(c) His point of view is tainted.
(d) Other people have not explored these topics.

4. Who tells the reader that Maldoror is a pedarist?
(a) God.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) Maldoror himself.
(d) The narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror say he threw Falmer against a tree?

2. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?

3. In Book VI, Stanza 2, why does Maldoror want to leave humanity?

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

5. What do the two women do to the man hanging from the gallows?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Maldoror first sees Mervyn?

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

4. Who is Elsseneur?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Maldoror remember being angry with Falmer?

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