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

2. What does the man's wife do in "The Soup and the Clouds"?

3. In "Portraits of Mistresses", why does the man with the mistress who is willing to please break up with her?

4. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?

5. What do the passengers on the ship in "Already!" talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the harm of the Moon blessing children in "The Favors of the Moon"?

2. How does Baudelaire describe ports in "The Port"?

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

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

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

6. How does the man feel about clouds in "The Soup and the Clouds"?

7. What is the thyrsus?

8. In "A Heroic Death", why is Fancioulle's life at risk?

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

10. Why is the woman in "The Desire to Paint" difficult to paint?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the poet use descriptive language in his works? What is the effect of this type of language?

Essay Topic 3

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

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