Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Book II, Stanza 5, why does Maldoror consider throwing the girl against a wall?
(a) Because he doesn't want someone else to do it.
(b) Because she needs to grow up.
(c) Because he is angry with her.
(d) Because she needs to know the truth.

2. In Book I, Stanza 7, what form does Prostitution take?
(a) That of a woman.
(b) That of a man.
(c) That of an insect.
(d) That of an animal.

3. Why does Maldoror send away the beautiful girl in Book II, Stanza 13?
(a) She isn't interesting.
(b) She says she loves God.
(c) He fears she is good.
(d) He is bored by her.

4. What does Maldoror say he has no hope for after his death?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Peace.
(c) Truth.
(d) Mercy.

5. 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 society will applaud.
(c) Because it's easier than doing it yourself.
(d) So professionals can deal with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family in Book I, Stanza 11 hear after Maldoror watches them eat?

2. What does Maldoror say he promised Holzer?

3. What does Maldoror say mathematics has done for him?

4. In Book III, Stanza 4, why is God grateful to receive a coin?

5. Why does Maldoror say he believes God has a right to eat men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maldoror do after visiting a brothel in Book III, Stanza 5?

2. What conversation about heaven does Maldoror have with the boy on the park bench?

3. How does Maldoror feel about the talking toad he meets in Book I, Stanza 13?

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

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

6. What happens to Maldoror when he realizes he was born evil?

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

8. In Book I Stanza 5, what is the first thing Maldoror tells the reader?

9. At the end of Book II, what does the narrator say his poem might cause?

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

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