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

2. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?
(a) Because it is too great.
(b) Because he hates it.
(c) Because he has a limited vocabulary.
(d) Because he is blind.

3. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?
(a) Become a journalist.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Change his career.
(d) Copy his style.

4. What season does the poet reflect upon in "The Artist's Confiteor"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?

3. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?

4. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?

5. What does the poet say the first man died of "Evening Twilight"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What makes the narrator pity the man in "The Fool and Venus"?

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

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

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

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