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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 does the boy in "The Rope" die?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) A car accident.
(c) He drowns.
(d) Illness.

2. How does the man's wife in "The Gallant Marksman" react to his shooting?
(a) She will not watch.
(b) She criticizes his technique.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She claps.

3. In "Loss of a Halo", what is described as being positive about not having a halo?
(a) Not worrying about losing it.
(b) Never having to live up to expectations.
(c) Carrying less weight.
(d) Being able to partake in debauchery.

4. What does the man's wife do in "The Soup and the Clouds"?
(a) She watches the clouds with him.
(b) She makes dinner.
(c) She goes for a walk.
(d) She eats leftover soup.

5. How is the woman as a painting subject described in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) A troubled face.
(b) A large void.
(c) A black star.
(d) A sleeping bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator of "The Firing Range and the Graveyard" criticized?

2. In "The Generous Gambler", what do the people in the sanctuary look like?

3. How is the thoroughbred described in "A Thoroughbred"?

4. In "A Thoroughbred", how does the thoroughbred learn her lessons?

5. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the man in "The Mirror" react to the narrator's question?

2. In "Loss of a Halo", what does the man say about losing his halo?

3. What does Baudelaire see in the thoroughbred, in "A Thoroughbred", that no one else sees?

4. Why is the woman in "The Desire to Paint" difficult to paint?

5. What pleases the narrator in "Plans" about making plans?

6. In "A Heroic Death", why is Fancioulle's life at risk?

7. How does the woman in "Mademoiselle Bistouri" act due to her obsession with doctors?

8. What are some of the complaints the men in "Portraits of Mistresses" have about their mistresses?

9. How does the journalist in "Solitude" feel about solitude?

10. How does Baudelaire describe ports in "The Port"?

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