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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 do the passengers on the ship in "Already!" talk about?

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

3. How does the man lose his halo in "Loss of a Halo"?

4. In "The Soup and the Clouds", what does the man call his wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the Devil promise the narrator of "The Generous Gambler"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of pleasure in this book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two poems. Consider their themes, style, and tone.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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