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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. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

2. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?
(a) Because he hates it.
(b) Because he has a limited vocabulary.
(c) Because it is too great.
(d) Because he is blind.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?

3. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?

4. In "To Each His Chimera", what color is the sky?

5. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?

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