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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. Why does the narrator offer food to the strange man in "Cake"?
(a) Because he pays for it.
(b) The strange man just takes the food.
(c) Because he says he has a child who is hungry.
(d) Because he looks like he needs it.

2. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is a "splendid imbecile."
(b) That it is "growing poorer."
(c) That it is "well educated."
(d) That it is being taken over by animals.

3. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does Baudelaire say this work lacks?
(a) A head or tail.
(b) The touches of an editor.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Sophistication.

4. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?
(a) His Highness.
(b) The trainer.
(c) King Log.
(d) Master.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?

2. Why does Baudelaire mention clouds in "The Foreigner"?

3. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?

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

5. In "To Each His Chimera", what color is the sky?

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