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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. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?

2. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?

3. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

4. What does the narrator call himself in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

5. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What type of person does the poet describe in "Crowds"?

4. In "The Artist's Confiteor", why is the artist upset?

5. What are some of the things the narrator is upset with in "At One in the Morning"?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the fairy become upset with the tradesman in "The Fairies' Gift"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research Baudelaire's history. How does this collection fit in with his biography? How is it influenced by the poet's life?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the relationship between the titles of the poems in this collection and the poems themselves.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the roles of women in these poems.

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