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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. How is "The Foreigner" organized?
(a) As a letter.
(b) In chronological order.
(c) In alphabetical order.
(d) As a series of questions.

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

3. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) The power to love.
(b) The power to please.
(c) The gift of health.
(d) The gift of wealth.

4. In "The Foreigner", what emotions does Baudelaire tie to gold?
(a) Love.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Passion.
(d) Fear.

5. How does the fairy feel about the tradesman at the end of "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) She is confused by him.
(b) She is in awe of him.
(c) She is frightened of him.
(d) She is upset with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?

2. Why does the narrator of "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" turn down the ability to have everything of wealth?

3. In "Crowds", what is the poet's gift?

4. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?

5. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the voices discussing in "The Foreigner"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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