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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. What does the narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?

2. How is Fancioulle's moment of death described by the poet in "A Heroic Death"?

3. What season is it in "Vocations"?

4. What does the poet say is negative in the Moon's interactions with children in "The Favors of the Moon"?

5. What makes the man in "Plans" think about a cabin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Baudelaire see in the thoroughbred, in "A Thoroughbred", that no one else sees?

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

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. How does the man in "The Mirror" react to the narrator's question?

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

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

9. What happens when the artist takes in the boy in "The Rope"?

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

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

Examine the references to religion in these poems. What role does religion play in deciding what is good or evil? What else helps to control morality other than religion?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of mortality in this collection.

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