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

2. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Painful.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Dark.

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

4. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?
(a) As being difficult to spell.
(b) As being identical.
(c) As being opposites.
(d) As being painful.

5. What happens after the strange man in "Cake" has a piece of food?
(a) Another man attacks him.
(b) The narrator takes it back.
(c) He throws it on the ground.
(d) He eats it quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?

2. In "The Foreigner", to what is gold compared?

3. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?

4. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?

5. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?

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