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

2. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To show the importance of birth parents.
(b) To show the delights of cruelty.
(c) To help people define evil.
(d) To help the evil repent.

3. How did Maldoror act in his youth?
(a) Calm.
(b) Good.
(c) Confused.
(d) Bad.

4. Why does Maldoror suggest that the reader grow his/her fingernails out?
(a) To scratch a child.
(b) To see how long it takes.
(c) To scare people.
(d) To tap on things.

5. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?
(a) An odor.
(b) A vision.
(c) A taste.
(d) A breeze.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

2. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?

3. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?

4. In Book I, Stanza 10, who does Maldoror think will not surround him at the time of his death?

5. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?

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