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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: The Port, Portraits of Mistresses & The Gallant Marksman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man stop doing in "The Gallant Marksman" in order to practice shooting?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Working.
(c) Reading.
(d) Singing.

2. In "Portraits of Mistresses", how many men sit around talking?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

3. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?
(a) The donkey goes to beg food from the man.
(b) The donkey bites him.
(c) The donkey trots on.
(d) The donkey kicks his legs.

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

5. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His level of poverty.
(b) His wares for sale.
(c) His tall hat.
(d) His smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what color hair does the poet focus on?

2. What does the Moon leave with the child in "The Favors of the Moon"?

3. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?

4. In "The Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?

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

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