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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. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?
(a) He licks the vial.
(b) He barks.
(c) He howls.
(d) He chases his tail.

2. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Amused.
(c) Upset.
(d) Disgusted.

3. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) Where they are going.
(b) When they found the chimeras.
(c) Who is in control.
(d) How heavy the chimeras are.

4. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?
(a) Because of his unkempt hair.
(b) Because of his clothes and eyes.
(c) Because of his poor speech.
(d) Because of his occupation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

2. Why do the fairies in "The Fairies' Gifts" have to work quickly?

3. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?

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

5. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Baudelaire say about the night in "Evening Twilight"?

4. In "The Widows", what does the narrator see when he follows the woman?

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

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

7. In "The Old Woman's Despair", how does the old woman feel after visiting the baby?

8. What are some of the things the narrator is upset with in "At One in the Morning"?

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

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

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