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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?
(a) Because she needs to grow up.
(b) Because he doesn't want someone else to do it.
(c) Because he is angry with her.
(d) Because she needs to know the truth.

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

3. In Book I, Stanza 4, the narrator says all men feel what?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pleasure.

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

5. Why does Maldoror symbolically to heaven in the form of an octopus?
(a) To frighten the angels.
(b) To show how superior the ocean is.
(c) To prove something to mankind.
(d) To confront God.

6. What does the grave-digger promise to do if Maldoror stays at his house?
(a) Not ask about his past.
(b) Ignore anything he says in his sleep.
(c) Give him books to read.
(d) Make him breakfast.

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

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

9. What does the narrator say to do at the end of Book I, Stanza 1?
(a) Skip every other poem.
(b) Read out loud.
(c) Close the book.
(d) Take a break.

10. Why does Maldoror recommend taking a child to the hospital in Book I, Chapter 6?
(a) In order to do the right thing.
(b) So professionals can deal with them.
(c) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.
(d) So society will applaud.

11. In Book II, Stanza 9, why does Maldoror say some men keep insects as pets?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To avoid old age.
(c) To feed other animals.
(d) Because they are cheap.

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

13. What emotion does the grave-digger sense in Maldoror when they talk about faith in God?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confusion.

14. In Book II, Stanza 11, what does Maldoror do when the angel appears?
(a) He throws a lamp at the angel.
(b) He throws a rock at the angel.
(c) He smacks the angel.
(d) He licks the angel's face.

15. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say he realized about praying as a child?
(a) It was just a way to stay calm.
(b) He couldn't remember them.
(c) He was only following orders.
(d) It could be of no use.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maldoror say showed him the grave of a child who died from tuberculosis?

3. In Book I, Stanza 11, when does Maldoror return to speak to the child?

4. With what does the narrator begin this poem?

5. How did Maldoror act in his youth?

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