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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. Why does the narrator follow the woman around all day in "The Widows"?

2. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?

3. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?

4. In "To Each His Chimera", how does the narrator describe the chimera on the backs of the men?

5. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the fairies doing in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Baudelaire contradict himself throughout these poems? Why might this be?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the roles of women in these poems.

Essay Topic 3

What is the poet's commentary on the arts? What are his commentaries on artists and the art community?

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