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

2. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?
(a) That they are wings.
(b) That they are supporting the men.
(c) That they are invisible.
(d) That they are part of the men.

3. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is "growing poorer."
(b) That it is a "splendid imbecile."
(c) That it is "well educated."
(d) That it is being taken over by animals.

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

5. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?
(a) He cries.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He crawls away.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?

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