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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. Where are the men in "Portraits of Mistresses"?
(a) An inn.
(b) Someone's parlor.
(c) A pub.
(d) A gambling house.

2. In "Good Dogs", how does the poet feel about dogs?
(a) He thinks they should only be used for work.
(b) He dislikes them.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He thinks show dogs are best.

3. Why does the narrator of "The Mirror" question the man looking into a mirror?
(a) Because he is not smiling at himself.
(b) Because he is ugly.
(c) Because the mirror is not his.
(d) Because it is raining and he is outside.

4. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does Baudelaire say this work lacks?
(a) The touches of an editor.
(b) Common sense.
(c) A head or tail.
(d) Sophistication.

5. In "Already!" what does the narrator see in the sea?
(a) Anger.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Fear.
(d) New life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Beautiful Dorothy", what are the other people doing while Dorothy goes to the shore?

2. How is Fancioulle's moment of death described by the poet in "A Heroic Death"?

3. In "Any Where Out of the World", where are the people switching beds?

4. How does the second beautiful woman in "Which is the Real One?" feel when she sees the narrator?

5. In "The Eyes of the Poor", how many children does the narrator say the poor man had with him?

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