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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?
(a) So professionals can deal with them.
(b) In order to do the right thing.
(c) So society will applaud.
(d) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.

2. Why does Maldoror say nature will wonder at his existence when he dies?
(a) Because he violates its laws.
(b) Because he always respects nature.
(c) Because he will be so old.
(d) Because he will change death.

3. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?
(a) Because men taste good.
(b) Because men are evil.
(c) Because He is their creator.
(d) Because He is all powerful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator say the reader must read these poems with?

4. In Book II, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror remember the little girl asking him?

5. To what does the grave-digger say his occupation is tied?

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