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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?

2. What does Mario say when Maldoror asks about his sadness in Book III, Stanza 1?

3. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?

4. Why was the hermaphrodite granted a pension?

5. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator warn the reader about before Maldoror's story begins?

2. In Book II, Stanza 15, what does Maldoror do when he finds himself at odds with conscience?

3. Why does Maldoror praise mathematics in Book II, Stanza 10?

4. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror suggest people do to children?

5. What does Maldoror do when the bulldog he sends to kill the mad woman's daughter doesn't kill her?

6. What does Maldoror say about the ten-year old girl who used to follow him?

7. What does the child chasing the horse-drawn bus make Maldoror think of?

8. In Book I Stanza 5, what is the first thing Maldoror tells the reader?

9. In Book III, Stanza 5, how does God describe His experience in the brothel?

10. How was Maldoror's childhood deafness cured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the different physical embodiments of God used in this poem. Give examples from the poem to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast at least two of Maldoror's victims and consider what each victim represents. Why would the author use this juxtaposition?

Essay Topic 3

How does the poet use descriptive passages instead of dialogue to develop the story of Maldoror?

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