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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. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?
(a) He tied her up.
(b) He strangled her.
(c) He raped her.
(d) He stabbed her.

2. What does God threaten Maldoror with in Book III, Stanza 5?
(a) His fist.
(b) His power.
(c) His wrath.
(d) His claws.

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

4. In Book IV, Stanza 5, who does Maldoror believe the man stole his eyes from?
(a) A blonde woman.
(b) An elderly woman.
(c) A troubled woman.
(d) A black-haired woman.

5. Where does the hermaphrodite live?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a cottage.
(c) In a tall apartment building.
(d) In a flowery grove.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 13, how does Maldoror know the man he meets is good?

2. Who tells the reader that Maldoror is a pedarist?

3. Why does the narrator decide to stop writing Book II?

4. In Book IV, Stanza 7, why does the man have webbed hands and feet?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?

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