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

2. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) Where they are going.
(b) How heavy the chimeras are.
(c) Who is in control.
(d) When they found the chimeras.

3. What does Baudelaire say happens when he watches the poor old woman in "Windows"?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) She catches him watching her.
(c) Sometimes he cries.
(d) It inspires him to write.

4. In "The Foreigner", how is beauty described?
(a) As a goal.
(b) As a fool.
(c) As a game.
(d) As a goddess.

5. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?
(a) Because he does not enjoy making other miserable.
(b) Because he wants a better offer.
(c) Because he is happy with what he has.
(d) Because he does not trust the demon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?

2. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?

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

4. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?

5. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?

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