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

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

3. In "Loss of a Halo", who is imagined to have picked up a halo?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Fancioulle work to save his life in "A Heroic Death"?

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

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

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

6. Why are windows lit by candles preferred in "Windows"?

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

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

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

10. In "Loss of a Halo", what does the man say about losing his halo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This collection is considered an example of modernism. Define the literary movement and explain how Baudelaire fits, and does not fit, in with the movement.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does Baudelaire contradict himself throughout these poems? Why might this be?

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