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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Which is the Real One?" sink into the ground?
(a) He falls in a hole.
(b) He stamps his foot.
(c) He is shoved down.
(d) He dives into a pond but does not surface.

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

3. At the end of "Plans", what does the man say about planning?
(a) It is a joy.
(b) It is not for him.
(c) It is funny.
(d) It is difficult work.

4. What does the poet say lurks at night in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) Stars.
(b) Women.
(c) The unknown.
(d) Predators.

5. What does the narrator hear in the graveyard in "The Firing Range and the Graveyard"?
(a) Breaking glass and gun shots.
(b) Crying and singing.
(c) Cries and breaking glass.
(d) Voices and gun shots.

6. In "The Generous Gambler", what does the narrator lose to the man?
(a) His soul.
(b) A horse.
(c) Half his money.
(d) The keys to his house.

7. How does the man's wife in "The Gallant Marksman" react to his shooting?
(a) She criticizes his technique.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She claps.
(d) She will not watch.

8. Why is Fancioulle's lord in "A Heroic Death" sentenced to death?
(a) For hurting a woman.
(b) For printing books.
(c) For staging a rebellion.
(d) For robbing the king.

9. In "The Generous Gambler", what do the people in the sanctuary look like?
(a) Old.
(b) Confused.
(c) Happy.
(d) Bored.

10. How does the man in "Counterfeit Money" learn that his friend has counterfeit coins?
(a) When he is arrested.
(b) When he gives some to a beggar.
(c) When he tries to trade coins.
(d) When his wife gets mad.

11. What type of moon is the woman in "The Desire to Paint" compared to?
(a) Waxing moon.
(b) Full moon.
(c) New moon.
(d) Waning moon.

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

13. What is the Devil afraid of in "The Generous Gambler"?
(a) Losing his power.
(b) Stepping out in the daylight.
(c) Learning to love.
(d) Being found out.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many boys meet to talk in "Vocations"?

3. How does the narrator know the man he meets in "The Generous Gambler"?

4. In "Windows", what type of window does the poet say is most interesting to look in?

5. In "Windows", how does Baudelaire say he feels about the legend?

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