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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: To Each His Chimera, The Fool and Venus & The Dog and the Vial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?
(a) A scarecrow.
(b) An empty house.
(c) A wilted flower.
(d) A setting sun.

2. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?
(a) His country.
(b) His abilities.
(c) His city.
(d) His mind.

3. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

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

5. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Dark.
(d) Painful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?

3. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?

4. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does Baudelaire say this work lacks?

5. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?

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