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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(b) To see how quickly it spread.
(c) To frighten his wife.
(d) It is an accident.

2. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) To encourage more people to play.
(b) To learn to invent toys.
(c) To give to unknown children.
(d) To keep the economy moving.

3. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) The gift of health.
(b) The power to please.
(c) The gift of wealth.
(d) The power to love.

4. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what does the narrator describe as being in an iron cage?
(a) Himself.
(b) A hairy monster.
(c) All women.
(d) Faith and beauty.

5. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?
(a) Into the distance.
(b) At the jester.
(c) At himself.
(d) To the sky.

6. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He does not want to embarrass him.
(b) He does not like what he is selling.
(c) He starts talking to a woman.
(d) He does not have any money.

7. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is a "splendid imbecile."
(b) That it is "well educated."
(c) That it is being taken over by animals.
(d) That it is "growing poorer."

8. How is "The Foreigner" organized?
(a) In chronological order.
(b) As a letter.
(c) As a series of questions.
(d) In alphabetical order.

9. How is the scent of the hair in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair" described?
(a) As reeking of smoke.
(b) As smelling of flowers.
(c) As having a wide-range of scents.
(d) As not having any scent.

10. How many devils visit the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame"?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

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

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

13. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?
(a) Change his career.
(b) Copy his style.
(c) Write a novel.
(d) Become a journalist.

14. What or whom does the narrator of "The Clock" name Feline?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A woman.
(d) A Chinese neighbor.

15. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?
(a) Religion.
(b) Good education.
(c) Money.
(d) Fairies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?

2. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?

3. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?

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

5. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

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