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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: The Bad Glazier, At One in the Morning, The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress & Crowds.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) A brick.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) A book.
(d) A flowerpot.

3. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?
(a) Because God is not in all men.
(b) Because he believes people are good.
(c) Because they cannot explain their actions.
(d) Because everyone he knows acts possessed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?

2. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?

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

4. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?

5. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?

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