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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?
(a) To bless him.
(b) To make sure the mother is ok.
(c) To feel less lonely.
(d) To bring him joy.

2. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Painful.
(c) Dark.
(d) Dramatic.

3. In "The Foreigner", how is beauty described?
(a) As a game.
(b) As a goal.
(c) As a fool.
(d) As a goddess.

4. Why does Baudelaire mention clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Because they send rain.
(b) Because they are loved.
(c) Because they are not human.
(d) Because they represent God.

5. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) The power to love.
(b) The gift of health.
(c) The gift of wealth.
(d) The power to please.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?

2. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?

3. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?

4. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?

5. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poet say about the Chinese in "The Clock"?

2. What makes the narrator change his mind about the setting in "Cake"?

3. What are the voices discussing in "The Foreigner"?

4. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator dream about?

5. What does the narrator say about the concert in "The Widows"?

6. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what is the narrator tempted with?

7. Why does the narrator of "Invitation to the Voyage" want to travel?

8. What is the "Introduction" to this collection of poems?

9. What happens when the dog smells perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

10. Why does the narrator threaten to throw the woman out in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

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