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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. When the two boys crawl out of the spider's pocket in Book V, Stanza 7, what are they holding?
(a) Short knives.
(b) Guns.
(c) Bows and arrows.
(d) Flaming swords.

2. What animal does the vulture battle in Book V, Stanza 2?
(a) An owl.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A snake.

3. In Book IV, Stanza 4, who does Maldoror say should not be convinced to worship God?
(a) His son.
(b) Women.
(c) Animals.
(d) All men.

4. In Book V, Stanza 4, what is the spirit trying to do to the narrator's soul?
(a) Capture it.
(b) Save it.
(c) Deaden it.
(d) Learn about it.

5. In Book IV, Stanza 3, how is the man hanging from the gallows?
(a) By his neck.
(b) By his feet.
(c) By his hands.
(d) By his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maldoror starts following Mervyn, what is his dilemma?

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

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

4. In Book V, Stanza 6, how do the child's family members define Maldoror?

5. In Book IV, Stanza 2, why does the narrator talk about flies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

2. What happened when Maldoror fell asleep on the cliff in Book IV, Stanza 6?

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

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

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

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

7. In Book V, Stanza 2, what does the beetle do?

8. What does the narrator think of martyrs?

9. What does the narrator reflect on in Book IV, Stanza 1?

10. Why does Maldoror remember being angry with Falmer?

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