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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. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) To learn to invent toys.
(b) To encourage more people to play.
(c) To keep the economy moving.
(d) To give to unknown children.

2. Where does the poet glimpse men in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?
(a) Market.
(b) A port.
(c) A school.
(d) Church.

3. What does the poor child play with in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) A rat.
(b) A cup.
(c) A puppet.
(d) A dollar bill.

4. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?
(a) Her clothes are dirty.
(b) Her sister.
(c) She is poor.
(d) She whines.

5. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?
(a) That they are invisible.
(b) That they are supporting the men.
(c) That they are part of the men.
(d) That they are wings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?

3. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?

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

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

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