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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Tremdall when he sees Maldoror in Book III, Stanza 3?
(a) In town.
(b) Near a river.
(c) A mountain.
(d) At church.

2. In Book I, Stanza 4, what does the narrator say about the purpose of this poem?
(a) To help people define evil.
(b) To help the evil repent.
(c) To show the delights of cruelty.
(d) To show the importance of birth parents.

3. When God passes out on earth, how do the animals react?
(a) They curse him.
(b) The ignore him.
(c) They kick him.
(d) They bow down to him.

4. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?
(a) During breakfast.
(b) After the family goes to sleep.
(c) When the child goes outside.
(d) When the family is praying.

5. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?
(a) Evil.
(b) Motivations.
(c) Families.
(d) Feelings of love.

6. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?
(a) Conscience.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) God.

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

8. What does the toad say Maldoror should do if he is so smart?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Leave earth.
(c) Travel to Europe.
(d) Teach.

9. When Maldoror sees the ship capsize, what does he vow to do to the people who survive?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Turn them evil.
(c) Follow them.
(d) Laugh at them.

10. Where does Maldoror speak with the grave-digger in Book I, Stanza 12?
(a) Norway.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.

11. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?
(a) Because the boy won't accept sin.
(b) Because the boy threatens to tell on Maldoror.
(c) Because Maldoror is bored.
(d) Because the mother asks him to.

12. In Book II, Stanza 2, how does the narrator describe God's treatment?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Shameless.
(d) Kind.

13. In Book III, Stanza 5, what greets Maldoror at the door of the brothel?
(a) A giant hair.
(b) A large rock.
(c) A pile of clothing.
(d) A cloud of smoke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 3, what does Maldoror turn into to fight the dragon?

2. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?

3. In Book I, Stanza 2, what form does hatred take?

4. What happens to the victims of the capsized ship in Book II, Stanza 13?

5. Why does the toad say he hates Maldoror?

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