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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Widows, The Old Mountebank & Cake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?
(a) Drawing a picture.
(b) Begging for money.
(c) Performing in a park.
(d) Staring at a statue.

2. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He crawls away.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He cries.

3. In "The Foreigner", to what is gold compared?
(a) Money.
(b) God.
(c) Family.
(d) Country.

4. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Dark.
(b) Painful.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Dramatic.

5. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?
(a) Diva.
(b) Idol.
(c) Star.
(d) Goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?

2. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?

3. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?

4. What does Baudelaire say about friends in "The Foreigner"?

5. In "The Foreigner", what emotions does Baudelaire tie to gold?

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