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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 Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?
(a) He loves his.
(b) He does not know his father.
(c) He does not have one.
(d) Baudelaire does not mention his father.

2. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?
(a) Amused.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Upset.

3. In "To Each His Chimera", what color is the sky?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?
(a) Staring at a statue.
(b) Begging for money.
(c) Drawing a picture.
(d) Performing in a park.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?

4. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?

5. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?

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