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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: The Clock, A Hemisphere in Her Hair, Invitation to the Voyage & The Toy of the Poor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?
(a) To bring him joy.
(b) To make sure the mother is ok.
(c) To feel less lonely.
(d) To bless him.

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

3. In "To Each His Chimera", what color is the sky?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

5. In "The Fool and Venus", what is the man dressed like a jester doing?
(a) Performing in a park.
(b) Begging for money.
(c) Staring at a statue.
(d) Drawing a picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?

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

3. Why does the narrator offer food to the strange man in "Cake"?

4. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?

5. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?

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