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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book VI, what other name does the narrator give the books?

2. In Book IV, Stanza 2, how does Maldoror usually avoid trouble?

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

4. Where does Maldoror watch the child's funeral from in Book V, Stanza 6?

5. What does the narrator tell the vulture to do in Book V, Stanza 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Maldoror compare himself to the man with stolen eyes in Book IV, Stanza 5?

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

4. What introduction to Book V does the narrator give?

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

6. Why does Maldoror remember being angry with Falmer?

7. How does Elsseneur try to seek revenge against Maldoror?

8. What happens when Maldoror first sees Mervyn?

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

10. Why does Maldoror always remember Falmer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is this poem's commentary on the role of religion in the lives of people? Give examples from the poem to support your position. How could the background of the poet effect how religion is portrayed?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term symbolism. Discuss at least three uses of symbolism throughout this poem and how the symbols effectively portray the theme.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of morality in this poem. What is Lautréamont's message? Give examples from the poem to support your statements about morality.

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