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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 "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?
(a) To wish the donkey well.
(b) To try to ride on the donkey.
(c) Because the donkey looks hurt.
(d) Because he is afraid of the donkey.

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

3. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is "growing poorer."
(b) That it is "well educated."
(c) That it is being taken over by animals.
(d) That it is a "splendid imbecile."

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

5. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?
(a) Become a journalist.
(b) Change his career.
(c) Write a novel.
(d) Copy his style.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Foreigner", what emotions does Baudelaire tie to gold?

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

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

4. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?

5. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?

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