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

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 invisible.
(c) That they are supporting the men.
(d) That they are part of the men.

3. What does Baudelaire say about friends in "The Foreigner"?
(a) They are more important than family.
(b) He does not know the meaning.
(c) They waste time.
(d) He only has a few.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?

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

4. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?

5. How is "The Foreigner" organized?

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