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

2. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?
(a) He loves his.
(b) He does not know his father.
(c) He does not have one.
(d) Baudelaire does not mention his father.

3. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They say they do not know.
(c) They say he is too poor to talk to.
(d) They tell him to go away.

4. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Complicated.

5. What or whom does the narrator of "The Clock" name Feline?
(a) A woman.
(b) A Chinese neighbor.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator follow the woman around all day in "The Widows"?

2. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

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

4. In "The Old Mountebank", how do the merchants try to get the customers' attention?

5. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?

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