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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15: Any Where Out of the World, Let's Beat Up the Poor! & Good Dogs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the passengers on the ship in "Already!" talk about?
(a) Home.
(b) Money.
(c) Fishing.
(d) The sea.

2. In "The Thyrsus", what does the poet say covers the thyrsus?
(a) Gold.
(b) Rope.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Flowers.

3. Because of the Moon's actions in "The Favors of the Moon", what happens to the child's skin?
(a) It starts to sparkle.
(b) It becomes pale.
(c) It has a yellow tint.
(d) It is covered with freckles.

4. Why is the narrator of "The Firing Range and the Graveyard" criticized?
(a) For being drunk.
(b) For being nosey.
(c) For being talkative.
(d) For being ambitious.

5. In "The Foreigner", to what is gold compared?
(a) Country.
(b) Money.
(c) God.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baudelaire say he feels about solitude in "Solitude"?

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

3. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what does the first demon offer the narrator?

4. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?

5. In "Good Dogs", what makes dogs similar to men?

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