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

2. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?
(a) Cries.
(b) Whispers.
(c) Music.
(d) Banging sounds.

3. What does Maldoror beg God for in Book I, Stanza 5?
(a) To save his soul.
(b) To send him a true love.
(c) To show him one good man.
(d) To free him from evil.

4. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Peace.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Truth.

5. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?
(a) As being lonely.
(b) As being like a corpse.
(c) As being captured.
(d) As being regal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?

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

3. After Maldoror watches the family eating dinner, what does the family feel?

4. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?

5. How was Maldoror born?

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