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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator learn was witness to everything Maldoror did to the mad woman and her daughter?
(a) A priest.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A policeman.
(d) No one.

2. What does the grave-digger say happens every night at the cemetery?
(a) The corpses rise for air.
(b) The wind whispers prayers.
(c) Animals howl.
(d) Someone falls in a grave.

3. In Book III, Stanza 4, why is God grateful to receive a coin?
(a) Because he knows man is good.
(b) Because he is broke.
(c) Because he works hard.
(d) Because he is lost.

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

5. When God passes out on earth, who gives him a coin when he wakes up?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fool.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book III, Stanza 1, who does the fisherman think Maldoror and Mario are?

2. Why does Maldoror strangle the child in Book I, Stanza 11?

3. In Book I, Stanza 5, what does Maldoror say differs among men?

4. What did Maldoror do to the mad woman's daughter before sending a bulldog to kill the girl?

5. What does Maldoror say flying octopi are like?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book I, Stanza 6, what does Maldoror suggest people do to children?

2. In Book 1, Stanza 8, why does Maldoror say he is like dogs?

3. What does the child chasing the horse-drawn bus make Maldoror think of?

4. What does the grave digger tell Maldoror about mortality?

5. In Book III, Stanza 5, how does God describe His experience in the brothel?

6. When Mario and Maldoror travel together in Book III, what do they talk about?

7. What does Maldoror do after watching the family eat dinner in Book I, Stanza 11?

8. In Book II, Stanza 12, what does Maldoror say about praying as a child?

9. What does the narrator warn the reader about before Maldoror's story begins?

10. What happens to God when He passes out drunk on earth?

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