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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 narrator of "The Eyes of the Poor" remember the woman doing when she saw the poor man?

2. In "The Rope", when are illusion and reality described as being the same?

3. What does the Moon leave with the child in "The Favors of the Moon"?

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

5. How many boys meet to talk in "Vocations"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the thyrsus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the poet's commentary on the arts? What are his commentaries on artists and the art community?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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