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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say is in his inquiry?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Peace.
(c) Religion.
(d) Evil.

2. Who does Maldoror leave the man in the gallows under the care of?
(a) Bishops.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) Plowmen.
(d) Monks.

3. In Book V, Stanza 6, what message is given about the child?
(a) He will be missed.
(b) He will return for a second life.
(c) He is still alive in heaven.
(d) He will grow as a tree.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what has taken over most of Maldoror's body?
(a) A rash.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Pain.
(d) Chicken Pox.

5. What does the narrator rant about in Book IV, Stanza 2?
(a) The pain in humanity.
(b) The choices God made.
(c) The complexity of the world.
(d) The love in animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book V, Stanza 6, how do the child's family members define Maldoror?

2. In Book V, Stanza 7, what does the spider do to Maldoror every night?

3. What do the two women do to the man hanging from the gallows?

4. In Book V, Stanza 6, what reason does the narrator give for not being able to write about death?

5. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?

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