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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Baudelaire make the legend in "Windows"?
(a) From taking frequent naps.
(b) From writing about the old woman.
(c) From peering into his neighbors' windows.
(d) From watching the old woman.

2. How does the narrator know the man he meets in "The Generous Gambler"?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They live in the same building.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) He has always wanted to meet him.

3. What happens when the man shoots in "The Gallant Marksman"?
(a) He hits the target half of the time.
(b) All his shots go wild.
(c) He is too afraid to shoot.
(d) He hits the target every time.

4. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?
(a) If he feels the need to share joy.
(b) If solitude protects him from sharing.
(c) If he can define the word.
(d) If he shares his money with the needy.

5. In "The Gallant Marksman", what does the man attribute his shooting skills to?
(a) His parents.
(b) His steady hand.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mind.

6. Where are the men in "Portraits of Mistresses"?
(a) Someone's parlor.
(b) A gambling house.
(c) An inn.
(d) A pub.

7. What part of the child does the Moon touch in "The Favors of the Moon"?
(a) Her back.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her hands.

8. What do most of the passengers on the boat in "Already!" say when they see land?
(a) Already.
(b) What?
(c) It's true.
(d) Finally.

9. How does Baudelaire say he feels about solitude in "Solitude"?
(a) He thinks it is bad for men.
(b) He prefers it.
(c) He does not care about it either way.
(d) He thinks it is good for women.

10. In "Loss of a Halo", who is imagined to have picked up a halo?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A thief.
(d) A poet.

11. In "The Eyes of the Poor", what does the narrator first say to the woman?
(a) That she is not beautiful any longer.
(b) That he will not yell at her.
(c) That she is late.
(d) That he hates her.

12. How does the man lose his halo in "Loss of a Halo"?
(a) He sold it.
(b) He never had one.
(c) From running across the street.
(d) During a fight.

13. In "Already!" how many suns have set according to the narrator?
(a) One hundred.
(b) One thousand.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Five hundred.

14. Why does the artist in "The Rope" want to paint the child so frequently?
(a) He is in love with the child's aunt.
(b) The child will pose for free.
(c) He misses his own childhood.
(d) He is taken by the child's face.

15. Why is the narrator of "The Firing Range and the Graveyard" criticized?
(a) For being drunk.
(b) For being talkative.
(c) For being nosey.
(d) For being ambitious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?

2. Why does the narrator of "The Mirror" question the man looking into a mirror?

3. What season is it in "Vocations"?

4. How does the one gentleman in "Portraits of Mistresses" say he feels about finding flaws with mistresses?

5. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?

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