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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. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?
(a) His mother.
(b) A snake.
(c) Something gone bad.
(d) A woman in the pubs.

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

3. In "The Double Room", what wakes the narrator from his dream?
(a) The rising sun.
(b) A knock.
(c) A woman yelling.
(d) A clap of thunder.

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

5. How does the tradesman react to his child's gift in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) He laughs at it.
(b) He tries to pay the fairy.
(c) He wants the fairy to explain it to him.
(d) He demands a better gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?

2. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?

3. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?

4. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what does the first demon offer the narrator?

5. In "The Foreigner", what emotion does Baudelaire discuss?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", what is the narrator tempted with?

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