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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book V, Stanzas 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book IV, Stanza 4, who does Maldoror say should not be convinced to worship God?
(a) All men.
(b) Animals.
(c) His son.
(d) Women.

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

3. What does the man with webbed feet say he wanted to do when he escaped the basement?
(a) Run away.
(b) Build a hut on a mountain.
(c) Throw himself out to sea.
(d) Start a farm.

4. In Book IV, Stanza 4, what has taken over most of Maldoror's body?
(a) Pain.
(b) Fungus.
(c) A rash.
(d) Chicken Pox.

5. How does the narrator feel about the events with the beetle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) He thinks the location is pretty.
(b) He thinks the beetle is right.
(c) He thinks the beetle is wrong.
(d) He isn't sure if it's a dream or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of death does the narrator discuss in Book V, Stanza 3?

2. How does Maldoror describe the men who are on the horse-drawn bus?

3. When the narrator thinks about martyrs in Book V, Stanza 3, what does he want to do?

4. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 1, how does the narrator describe his success so far in the poem?

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