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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 IV, Stanza 5, how long was the man with the stolen eyes in prison?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. What vision begins the narrators rant in Book IV, Stanza 2?
(a) A bridge.
(b) Two cabins.
(c) A winding road.
(d) Two towers.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 4, why does Maldoror lose the use of his limbs?
(a) From laying in the same spot.
(b) From a train accident.
(c) From a fire.
(d) From sin.

4. What does the narrator assume about the vulture in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) That he is an angel.
(b) That he used to be the woman's lover.
(c) That he is the beetle's brother.
(d) That he is a spy.

5. In Book V, Stanza 1, what does the narrator say he fears will happen to the reader?
(a) They will use a dictionary to understand his words.
(b) They will stop reading.
(c) They will follow Maldoror.
(d) They will be frightened off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is revealed about the beetles balls once he rolls them up the mound?

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

3. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit trying to do to the narrator's soul?

4. What does the narrator tell the reader to always do while laughing?

5. How does Maldoror describe his physical appearance in Book V, Stanza 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

2. In Book IV, Stanza 2, what is Maldoror's conflict with humanity?

3. What happens at the child's funeral in Book V, Stanza 6?

4. What happens when Maldoror sees the man hanging from the gallows?

5. Why is Maldoror still alive in Book IV, Stanza 4?

6. In Book V, Stanza 3, how does the narrator describe people's relationship to death?

7. What have men done to Maldoror in Book IV, Stanza 4?

8. In Book V, Stanza 7, how does Maldoror react to the spider's nightly visits?

9. Why does the man in Book IV, Stanza 7 live at sea?

10. How has the man in Book IV, Stanza 7 adapted to living at sea?

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