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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 "Crowds", what does the narrator give credit to for the people who stand out in a crowd?

2. What does Baudelaire say about friends in "The Foreigner"?

3. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator call the woman on the bed?

4. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

5. In "The Fool and Venus", at what or where does the narrator notice Venus staring?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator see in the jester's eyes in "The Fool and Venus"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator of "The Old Mountebank" feel about the mountebank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the roles of women in these poems.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of mortality in this collection.

Essay Topic 3

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

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