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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 "Solitude", how does the journalist back up his statement that solitude is bad for men?

2. How does the boy in "The Rope" die?

3. How does the second beautiful woman in "Which is the Real One?" feel when she sees the narrator?

4. In "The Eyes of the Poor", what does the narrator first say to the woman?

5. Where does the man walk in "Plans"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when land is spotted in "Already!"?

2. Why does Baudelaire say people should always be drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?

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

4. What are some of the complaints the men in "Portraits of Mistresses" have about their mistresses?

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

6. What is the thyrsus?

7. What is life like on the ship in "Already!"

8. What does the fourth boy in "Vocations" tell the others?

9. How does the man feel when he discovers his friend has counterfeit coins in "Counterfeit Money"?

10. What is Dorothy's goal in "Beautiful Dorothy"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the city in the lives of people?

Essay Topic 2

Is the poet's use of different narrators effective? Why?

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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