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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: The Fairies' Gifts, The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame & Evening Twilight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?
(a) To the sky.
(b) At the jester.
(c) At himself.
(d) Into the distance.

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

3. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His wares for sale.
(b) His level of poverty.
(c) His tall hat.
(d) His smile.

4. Who chooses the gifts the children receive in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) The children's parents.
(b) A beast.
(c) The children.
(d) The fairies.

5. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?
(a) Because he does not trust the demon.
(b) Because he is happy with what he has.
(c) Because he does not enjoy making other miserable.
(d) Because he wants a better offer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?

2. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?

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

4. When the narrator wakes up in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", how does he feel about his interactions with the demons?

5. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?

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