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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 Widows", what do the poor do with their grief?
(a) They use it to avoid paying bills.
(b) They express it aloud.
(c) They turn it into art.
(d) They try to hide it.

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

3. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?
(a) Children who need to breathe free.
(b) People who are crippled by life.
(c) Women who can no longer think.
(d) Men who long for nature.

4. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) A cake.
(c) A slice of pie.
(d) A piece of bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the dog after he smells the perfume in "The Dog and the Vial"?

2. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?

3. How is "The Foreigner" organized?

4. In "The Foreigner", what emotions does Baudelaire tie to gold?

5. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator of "The Old Mountebank" feel about the mountebank?

6. In "To Each His Chimera", what do the chimeras make the narrator realize?

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

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

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

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

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