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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 Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?
(a) They have them stare in the sun.
(b) They look into their eyes.
(c) They watch their tails.
(d) They pet them.

2. How does the poet describe the words "multitude" and "solitude" in "Crowds"?
(a) As being difficult to spell.
(b) As being painful.
(c) As being identical.
(d) As being opposites.

3. In "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?
(a) Good education.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Money.
(d) Religion.

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

5. What do the men say to the narrator when he asks them questions in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) They say he is too poor to talk to.
(b) They laugh.
(c) They tell him to go away.
(d) They say they do not know.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the man throw a chicken in "Evening Twilight"?

2. What does Baudelaire say about friends in "The Foreigner"?

3. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?

4. What or whom does the narrator of "The Clock" name Feline?

5. When the narrator wakes up in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", how does he feel about his interactions with the demons?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The Artist's Confiteor", why is the artist upset?

4. What happens after the glazier leaves the man's room in "The Bad Glazier"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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