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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 "To Arsène Houssaye", what does Baudelaire say this work lacks?
(a) The touches of an editor.
(b) A head or tail.
(c) Sophistication.
(d) Common sense.

2. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?
(a) His Highness.
(b) The trainer.
(c) Master.
(d) King Log.

3. Why does the narrator say the poor children will be wary in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) Because they have never known kind adults.
(b) Because they won't believe such luck.
(c) Because they will think they are traps.
(d) Because they fear money.

4. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?
(a) Because she has a child.
(b) Because she is late.
(c) Because she is poorly dressed.
(d) Because she lacks money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?

2. What happens after the strange man in "Cake" has a piece of food?

3. In "The Foreigner", how is beauty described?

4. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?

5. In "The Toy of the Poor", what separates the rich child from the poor?

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