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

2. How does the tradesman react to his child's gift in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) He demands a better gift.
(b) He laughs at it.
(c) He tries to pay the fairy.
(d) He wants the fairy to explain it to him.

3. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?
(a) Amused.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Upset.
(d) Disgusted.

4. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?
(a) Idol.
(b) Diva.
(c) Goddess.
(d) Star.

5. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?
(a) To be one and all.
(b) To be an observer.
(c) To be educated.
(d) To be a crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?

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

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

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

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

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