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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Amused.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Upset.

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

6. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?
(a) The elite.
(b) Rats.
(c) Children.
(d) The public.

7. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?
(a) An empty house.
(b) A setting sun.
(c) A wilted flower.
(d) A scarecrow.

8. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?
(a) A woman yelling.
(b) A clap of thunder.
(c) A knock.
(d) The rising sun.

9. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", where does the poet see "the languor of long hours"?
(a) On her bed.
(b) In a bathtub.
(c) On a divan.
(d) In a park.

10. When the narrator wakes up in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", how does he feel about his interactions with the demons?
(a) He is proud for being so moral.
(b) He cannot remember the demons.
(c) He thinks it was just a joke.
(d) He regrets his decisions.

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

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

13. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?
(a) Because of his occupation.
(b) Because of his unkempt hair.
(c) Because of his poor speech.
(d) Because of his clothes and eyes.

14. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what color hair does the poet focus on?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

15. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?
(a) Because he does not trust the demon.
(b) Because he wants a better offer.
(c) Because he does not enjoy making other miserable.
(d) Because he is happy with what he has.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Old Mountebank", how do the merchants try to get the customers' attention?

2. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?

3. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?

4. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?

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

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