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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: The Rope, Vocations, The Thyrsus & Get Yourself Drunk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Clock", how do the Chinese tell time using cats?
(a) They have them stare in the sun.
(b) They pet them.
(c) They watch their tails.
(d) They look into their eyes.

2. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say he does not know the latitude of?
(a) His mind.
(b) His country.
(c) His city.
(d) His abilities.

3. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?
(a) If she is meeting someone.
(b) If she is lonely.
(c) If she is going swimming.
(d) If she is wasting time.

4. In "The Foreigner", what does Baudelaire say about his father?
(a) He does not know his father.
(b) He loves his.
(c) Baudelaire does not mention his father.
(d) He does not have one.

5. Why do the fairies in "The Fairies' Gifts" have to work quickly?
(a) They have a time limit.
(b) The children they work with age quickly.
(c) They will lose their powers if they slow down.
(d) They naturally move fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?

2. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?

3. What does the dog do after smelling the perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

4. Where does the narrator of "The Dog and The Vial" get the perfume?

5. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?

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