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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) He thinks he knows her.
(b) She asks him to.
(c) She owes him money.
(d) He is fascinated with her.

2. In "The Eyes of the Poor", what does the narrator first say to the woman?
(a) That he hates her.
(b) That she is late.
(c) That she is not beautiful any longer.
(d) That he will not yell at her.

3. In "The Port", who is described as coming into the port?
(a) The excited.
(b) The tired.
(c) The mysterious.
(d) The old.

4. What does Baudelaire say about friends in "The Foreigner"?
(a) They are more important than family.
(b) He does not know the meaning.
(c) He only has a few.
(d) They waste time.

5. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?
(a) He chases his tail.
(b) He licks the vial.
(c) He howls.
(d) He barks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", where does the poet see "the languor of long hours"?

2. Why do the fairies in "The Fairies' Gifts" have to work quickly?

3. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?

4. In "Beautiful Dorothy", why is Dorothy saving money?

5. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

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