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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 Baudelaire say he feels about solitude in "Solitude"?
(a) He thinks it is good for women.
(b) He thinks it is bad for men.
(c) He does not care about it either way.
(d) He prefers it.

2. How does the narrator of "Which is the Real One?" sink into the ground?
(a) He is shoved down.
(b) He falls in a hole.
(c) He stamps his foot.
(d) He dives into a pond but does not surface.

3. In "Windows", what type of window does the poet say is most interesting to look in?
(a) A closed window during the daytime.
(b) One lit by a candle.
(c) An open window.
(d) A partially covered window.

4. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?
(a) She threw a coin at them.
(b) She had a waiter make them leave.
(c) She turned her back to them.
(d) She gave the small child a toy.

5. What does the narrator of "The Generous Gambler" do after the Devil promises him many things?
(a) He prays to God.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He wakes up.
(d) He asks to go with the Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Port", who is described as coming into the port?

2. In "Already!" how many suns have set according to the narrator?

3. In "Which is the Real One?", what does the first beautiful woman's casket look like?

4. What does the poet say about being drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?

5. In "The Eyes of the Poor", what does the narrator first say to the woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Which is the Real One/", what is the man's curse?

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

3. How does Fancioulle work to save his life in "A Heroic Death"?

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

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

6. How does the man feel when he discovers his friend has counterfeit coins in "Counterfeit Money"?

7. What is life like on the ship in "Already!"

8. What happens when land is spotted in "Already!"?

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

10. Why is the man angry with the woman in "The Eyes of the Poor"?

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