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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. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) They say they do not know.
(b) They say he is too poor to talk to.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They tell him to go away.

2. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?
(a) Return to work.
(b) Go back to sleep.
(c) Pay bills.
(d) Take a vacation.

3. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(b) It is an accident.
(c) To frighten his wife.
(d) To see how quickly it spread.

4. In "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?
(a) Because the donkey looks hurt.
(b) To wish the donkey well.
(c) Because he is afraid of the donkey.
(d) To try to ride on the donkey.

5. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?
(a) Ill tempered.
(b) Miserable.
(c) Smelly.
(d) Admirable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

2. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

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

4. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?

5. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?

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