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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 poet say about being drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?

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

3. In "The Gallant Marksman", what does the man attribute his shooting skills to?

4. In "Which is the Real One?", what does the first beautiful woman's casket look like?

5. In "The Firing Range and the Graveyard", to whom does the narrator think the tavern is in homage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the thyrsus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze the beggar motif throughout this collection.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the poet's use of the prose format. Is this effective? Why?

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