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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?
(a) They look into their eyes.
(b) They have them stare in the sun.
(c) They pet them.
(d) They watch their tails.

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

3. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) A brick.
(b) A book.
(c) A picture frame.
(d) A flowerpot.

5. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?
(a) King Log.
(b) Master.
(c) His Highness.
(d) The trainer.

6. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?
(a) A woman in the pubs.
(b) A snake.
(c) Something gone bad.
(d) His mother.

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

8. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?
(a) Her sister.
(b) She is poor.
(c) Her clothes are dirty.
(d) She whines.

9. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?
(a) He cries.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He crawls away.

10. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?
(a) Women.
(b) Morning.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Dinner.

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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 keep the economy moving.
(d) To give to unknown children.

15. Why do the fairies in "The Fairies' Gifts" have to work quickly?
(a) The children they work with age quickly.
(b) They will lose their powers if they slow down.
(c) They naturally move fast.
(d) They have a time limit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator wakes up in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", how does he feel about his interactions with the demons?

2. Why does the narrator offer food to the strange man in "Cake"?

3. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?

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

5. How is the scent of the hair in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair" described?

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