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

2. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?
(a) A hairy monster.
(b) Faith and beauty.
(c) Himself.
(d) All women.

3. In "The Foreigner", what emotion does Baudelaire discuss?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Hate.

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

5. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) Who is in control.
(b) How heavy the chimeras are.
(c) When they found the chimeras.
(d) Where they are going.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

2. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

3. How is "The Foreigner" organized?

4. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?

5. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?

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