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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Stanzas 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?
(a) A giant glow worm.
(b) A small bear.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A huge butterfly.

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

3. In Book II, Stanza 6, where does Maldoror find the boy who is thinking about heaven?
(a) At school.
(b) In his home.
(c) At a store.
(d) On a bench.

4. What stops the narrator from writing in Book II, Stanza 2?
(a) Maldoror.
(b) He is tired.
(c) His wife.
(d) A supernatural force.

5. Why does Maldoror save the drowning man in Book II, Stanza 14?
(a) Because he owes the world.
(b) Because he feels pulled to him.
(c) Because he looks like his friend.
(d) Because he promised to save anyone who was drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maldoror say he had a hard time learning to communicate as a child?

2. What happens to the boy in Book II, Stanza 6, after Maldoror talks with him about heaven?

3. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?

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

5. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror say has the sweetest taste?

(see the answer key)

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