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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?
(a) Strong.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Womanly.
(d) Proud.

4. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?
(a) She turned her back to them.
(b) She gave the small child a toy.
(c) She had a waiter make them leave.
(d) She threw a coin at them.

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

6. Why does the narrator of "The Mirror" question the man looking into a mirror?
(a) Because he is not smiling at himself.
(b) Because the mirror is not his.
(c) Because it is raining and he is outside.
(d) Because he is ugly.

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

8. Why does the narrator of "Mademoiselle Bistouri" ask the woman questions?
(a) To make her feel better.
(b) To kill time.
(c) To seem interested in her.
(d) To understand her obsession.

9. Where does the man walk in "Plans"?
(a) In a city.
(b) Over a bridge.
(c) Through a small village.
(d) In a park.

10. In "Mademoiselle Bistouri", what does the woman have hanging on her walls?
(a) Tapestries.
(b) Awards.
(c) Portraits.
(d) Photographs.

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

12. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?
(a) If she is lonely.
(b) If she is meeting someone.
(c) If she is going swimming.
(d) If she is wasting time.

13. 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.

14. In "The Thyrsus", what does the poet say covers the thyrsus?
(a) Rope.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Gold.
(d) Flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of the Moon's actions in "The Favors of the Moon", what happens to the child's skin?

2. How is the woman as a painting subject described in "The Desire to Paint"?

3. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?

4. Why does the first beautiful woman die young in "Which is the Real One?"

5. In "Beautiful Dorothy", why is Dorothy saving money?

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