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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 Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?
(a) Because God is not in all men.
(b) Because they cannot explain their actions.
(c) Because he believes people are good.
(d) Because everyone he knows acts possessed.

2. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?
(a) Take a vacation.
(b) Return to work.
(c) Pay bills.
(d) Go back to sleep.

3. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Wonderful.

4. In "The Widows", what do the poor do with their grief?
(a) They express it aloud.
(b) They use it to avoid paying bills.
(c) They try to hide it.
(d) They turn it into art.

5. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?
(a) Because she has a child.
(b) Because she is poorly dressed.
(c) Because she lacks money.
(d) Because she is late.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?

2. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?

3. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?

4. In "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?

5. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?

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