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

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

3. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror say the women look like?
(a) Beasts.
(b) Apes.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Dogs.

4. What form does the spirit take in Book V, Stanza 4?
(a) A serpent.
(b) An owl.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A bear.

5. What does the narrator tell the reader to always do while laughing?
(a) Cry.
(b) Jump.
(c) Smile.
(d) Laugh at people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is on top of the mound the beetle rolls ball to?

3. Why does the man with webbed feet say he was trapped in a basement?

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

5. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say a reader must have while reading these poems?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 7, how does Maldoror react to the spider's nightly visits?

2. Who is Elsseneur?

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

4. What introduction to Book V does the narrator give?

5. What happens when Maldoror first sees Mervyn?

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

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

8. What does the narrator think of martyrs?

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

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

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