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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: The Rope, Vocations, The Thyrsus & Get Yourself Drunk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Fancioulle's lord in "A Heroic Death" sentenced to death?
(a) For hurting a woman.
(b) For printing books.
(c) For robbing the king.
(d) For staging a rebellion.

2. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. Why does the narrator offer food to the strange man in "Cake"?
(a) Because he looks like he needs it.
(b) Because he says he has a child who is hungry.
(c) Because he pays for it.
(d) The strange man just takes the food.

4. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?
(a) Confused.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Proud.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Beautiful Dorothy", why is Dorothy saving money?

2. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?

3. Where does the poet glimpse men in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?

4. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?

5. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?

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