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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "To Each His Chimera", what color is the sky?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

2. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

3. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) To give to his wife.
(b) To resell at the market.
(c) To brighten up his life.
(d) To decorate his bedroom.

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

5. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?
(a) As being identical.
(b) As being opposites.
(c) As being painful.
(d) As being difficult to spell.

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

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

8. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Pompous.
(d) Hairy.

9. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?
(a) His city.
(b) His abilities.
(c) His mind.
(d) His country.

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

11. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?
(a) Because she is poorly dressed.
(b) Because she has a child.
(c) Because she lacks money.
(d) Because she is late.

12. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His level of poverty.
(b) His smile.
(c) His wares for sale.
(d) His tall hat.

13. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) A piece of bread.
(c) A cake.
(d) A slice of pie.

14. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?
(a) Because he is blind.
(b) Because he hates it.
(c) Because he has a limited vocabulary.
(d) Because it is too great.

15. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?
(a) To be one and all.
(b) To be educated.
(c) To be an observer.
(d) To be a crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?

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

3. In "The Widows", what do the poor do with their grief?

4. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?

5. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?

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