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

2. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) To brighten up his life.
(b) To resell at the market.
(c) To decorate his bedroom.
(d) To give to his wife.

3. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?
(a) Women.
(b) Morning.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Dinner.

4. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?
(a) She is poor.
(b) Her clothes are dirty.
(c) Her sister.
(d) She whines.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?

3. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?

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

5. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?

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