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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. How is the woman as a painting subject described in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A sleeping bear.
(b) A troubled face.
(c) A large void.
(d) A black star.

2. How does the second beautiful woman in "Which is the Real One?" feel when she sees the narrator?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is frightened.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is confused.

3. How does Baudelaire make the legend in "Windows"?
(a) From watching the old woman.
(b) From taking frequent naps.
(c) From writing about the old woman.
(d) From peering into his neighbors' windows.

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

5. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Religion.
(c) Good education.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?

2. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?

3. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?

4. In "The Rope", when are illusion and reality described as being the same?

5. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?

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