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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 Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His smile.
(b) His tall hat.
(c) His level of poverty.
(d) His wares for sale.

2. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He starts talking to a woman.
(b) He does not like what he is selling.
(c) He does not have any money.
(d) He does not want to embarrass him.

3. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?
(a) To be an observer.
(b) To be a crowd.
(c) To be one and all.
(d) To be educated.

4. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) To see how quickly it spread.
(b) To frighten his wife.
(c) It is an accident.
(d) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?

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

3. In "The Foreigner", what emotion does Baudelaire discuss?

4. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

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

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