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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. After the narrator wakes up in "The Double Room", what does he realize he must do?
(a) Pay bills.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Return to work.
(d) Go back to sleep.

2. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?
(a) Star.
(b) Idol.
(c) Diva.
(d) Goddess.

3. How is the scent of the hair in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair" described?
(a) As smelling of flowers.
(b) As reeking of smoke.
(c) As having a wide-range of scents.
(d) As not having any scent.

4. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Hairy.
(c) Pompous.
(d) Difficult.

5. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He starts singing loudly.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) The narrator loses sight of him.
(d) He walks into a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?

2. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?

3. How does the tradesman react to his child's gift in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

4. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?

5. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does "The Foreigner" end with a comment about clouds?

3. Why does Baudelaire include "To Arsène Houssaye" in this collection of poems?

4. How does the narrator of "The Toy of the Poor" say poor children are similar to rich children?

5. What type of person does the poet describe in "Crowds"?

6. In "A Joker", what does the narrator think about while watching the man and the donkey?

7. What does the narrator see in the jester's eyes in "The Fool and Venus"?

8. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", what can be seen in black hair?

9. What are the fairies doing in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

10. Why does the fairy become upset with the tradesman in "The Fairies' Gift"?

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