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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maldoror say he had a hard time learning to communicate as a child?
(a) He was born deaf.
(b) His parents rarely talked.
(c) He was shy.
(d) His tongue was too large.

2. In Book IV, Stanza 1, how does the narrator describe his success so far in the poem?
(a) He has yet to be successful.
(b) He has achieved some success.
(c) He has been totally successful.
(d) He says he cannot judge his success yet.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 3, what does the man in the gallows wife want from his mother?
(a) To be left alone.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) A reward.
(d) Her freedom.

4. How does Maldoror define the suffering God creates in Book II, Stanza 3?
(a) Love.
(b) Natural disasters.
(c) Death.
(d) Humanity itself.

5. What form does the spirit take in Book V, Stanza 4?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A serpent.
(c) A bear.
(d) An owl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say people have reported seeing a winged lamp flying?

2. Why does Maldoror think he is the only person who can see the man with webbed feet?

3. What does the narrator say people will do at the moment of their death in Book V, Stanza 3?

4. What happens when the street-child chases after the horse-drawn bus?

5. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?

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