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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. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?

2. In "The Port", who is described as leaving the port?

3. What does the narrator of "The Generous Gambler" do after the Devil promises him many things?

4. What season is it in "Vocations"?

5. In "Already!" how many suns have set according to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Portraits of Mistresses", how do the men feel about having mistresses?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is the man angry with the woman in "The Eyes of the Poor"?

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

10. What is the thyrsus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Baudelaire use irony in his poems?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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