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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. What type of moon is the woman in "The Desire to Paint" compared to?
(a) Waning moon.
(b) New moon.
(c) Waxing moon.
(d) Full moon.

2. Where do the men leave in the beginning of "Counterfeit Money"?
(a) A tobacco shop.
(b) An inn.
(c) A church.
(d) A town hall.

3. In "A Thoroughbred", how does the thoroughbred learn her lessons?
(a) From reality.
(b) From the stars.
(c) From no one.
(d) From a man.

4. In "Portraits of Mistresses", how many men sit around talking?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. In "The Generous Gambler", what does the narrator lose to the man?
(a) Half his money.
(b) His soul.
(c) A horse.
(d) The keys to his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boys meet to talk in "Vocations"?

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

3. Where does the man walk in "Plans"?

4. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?

5. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Dorothy's goal in "Beautiful Dorothy"?

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

4. What does the Devil promise the narrator of "The Generous Gambler"?

5. In "The Gallant Marksman", what happens after the man misses his shot?

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

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

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

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

10. In "The Firing Range and the Graveyard", what happens to the man when he enters the graveyard?

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