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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Stanzas 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maldoror describe the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) Inferior.
(b) Superior.
(c) Evil.
(d) Pleasant.

2. What does Maldoror beg the toad for in Book I, Stanza 13?
(a) For insight into the future.
(b) For fame.
(c) To leave with him.
(d) To be left alone.

3. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?
(a) During breakfast.
(b) When the child goes outside.
(c) When the family is praying.
(d) After the family goes to sleep.

4. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?
(a) Give him books to read.
(b) Make him breakfast.
(c) Not ask about his past.
(d) Ignore anything he says in his sleep.

5. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?

2. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?

3. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?

4. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

5. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?

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