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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. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?
(a) The boy catches a fever.
(b) The boy laughs at Maldoror.
(c) The boy runs away.
(d) The boy begins to cry.

2. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?
(a) For help.
(b) About his life.
(c) If she could come with him.
(d) For the time.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 3, how is the man hanging from the gallows?
(a) By his feet.
(b) By his hair.
(c) By his neck.
(d) By his hands.

4. What does the narrator tell the reader to always do while laughing?
(a) Smile.
(b) Cry.
(c) Laugh at people.
(d) Jump.

5. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?
(a) Death.
(b) Natural disasters.
(c) Humanity itself.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what does Maldoror find in his armpit?

2. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

3. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?

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

5. In Book II, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say Maldoror is for the reader?

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