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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's friend start a forest fire?
(a) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(b) To see how quickly it spread.
(c) It is an accident.
(d) To frighten his wife.

2. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?
(a) Write a novel.
(b) Become a journalist.
(c) Change his career.
(d) Copy his style.

3. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?
(a) His city.
(b) His abilities.
(c) His mind.
(d) His country.

4. Why does the narrator follow the woman around all day in "The Widows"?
(a) She owes him money.
(b) He is fascinated with her.
(c) She asks him to.
(d) He thinks he knows her.

5. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?
(a) The nature outside the room.
(b) The feelings he has about the room.
(c) The people inside.
(d) The physical appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?

2. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?

3. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?

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

5. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?

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