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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 of "Mademoiselle Bistouri" ask the woman questions?

2. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?

3. Because of the Moon's actions in "The Favors of the Moon", what happens to the child's skin?

4. What type of moon is the woman in "The Desire to Paint" compared to?

5. Why is the narrator of "The Firing Range and the Graveyard" criticized?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the thyrsus?

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

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

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

6. How does the journalist in "Solitude" feel about solitude?

7. In "The Gallant Marksman", what happens after the man misses his shot?

8. In "The Firing Range and the Graveyard", what happens to the man when he enters the graveyard?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How is greed a motivating factor in several of these poems? What message about greed is delivered?

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