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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator not go to speak to the mountebank about his wares in "The Old Mountebank"?

3. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?

4. What happens after the strange man in "Cake" has a piece of food?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What makes the narrator change his mind about the setting in "Cake"?

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

9. Why does "The Foreigner" end with a comment about clouds?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This collection is considered an example of modernism. Define the literary movement and explain how Baudelaire fits, and does not fit, in with the movement.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of pleasure in this book.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Baudelaire's use of symbolism in this collection. Consider the symbolism tied to dogs, demons, chimeras, and fairies.

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