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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. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?
(a) The donkey bites him.
(b) The donkey trots on.
(c) The donkey kicks his legs.
(d) The donkey goes to beg food from the man.

2. In "The Generous Gambler", what does the narrator lose to the man?
(a) Half his money.
(b) The keys to his house.
(c) A horse.
(d) His soul.

3. Why does the narrator of "Mademoiselle Bistouri" ask the woman questions?
(a) To kill time.
(b) To understand her obsession.
(c) To seem interested in her.
(d) To make her feel better.

4. In "Good Dogs", what makes dogs similar to men?
(a) Their usefulness.
(b) Their attitudes.
(c) Their strength.
(d) Their fur.

5. What does the narrator of "The Generous Gambler" do after the Devil promises him many things?
(a) He prays to God.
(b) He wakes up.
(c) He asks to go with the Devil.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the child does the Moon touch in "The Favors of the Moon"?

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

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

4. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?

5. In "A Joker", why does the man stop when he sees the donkey?

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