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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) To give to his wife.
(b) To decorate his bedroom.
(c) To brighten up his life.
(d) To resell at the market.

2. What does the narrator ask the men in "To Each His Chimera"?
(a) When they found the chimeras.
(b) Who is in control.
(c) How heavy the chimeras are.
(d) Where they are going.

3. Why does the man throw a chicken in "Evening Twilight"?
(a) He had had too much to drink.
(b) He thinks there is an offensive note in it.
(c) He dislikes the way the chicken tastes.
(d) He is defending himself against an attacker.

4. How is "The Foreigner" organized?
(a) As a series of questions.
(b) As a letter.
(c) In chronological order.
(d) In alphabetical order.

5. In "The Foreigner", what emotion does Baudelaire discuss?
(a) Hate.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

6. When the narrator wakes up in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame", how does he feel about his interactions with the demons?
(a) He cannot remember the demons.
(b) He thinks it was just a joke.
(c) He regrets his decisions.
(d) He is proud for being so moral.

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

8. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator describe about the room?
(a) The people inside.
(b) The physical appearance.
(c) The feelings he has about the room.
(d) The nature outside the room.

9. In "The Toy of the Poor", what separates the rich child from the poor?
(a) A gate.
(b) A set of train tracks.
(c) A hedge.
(d) Nothing.

10. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?
(a) To make sure the mother is ok.
(b) To feel less lonely.
(c) To bless him.
(d) To bring him joy.

11. What does the poor child play with in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dollar bill.
(c) A cup.
(d) A puppet.

12. In "The Foreigner", how is beauty described?
(a) As a game.
(b) As a fool.
(c) As a goddess.
(d) As a goal.

13. In "The Widows", what do the poor do with their grief?
(a) They express it aloud.
(b) They try to hide it.
(c) They turn it into art.
(d) They use it to avoid paying bills.

14. In "The Dog and The Vial", what does the narrator say the dog resembles?
(a) Children.
(b) The elite.
(c) Rats.
(d) The public.

15. In "The Old Mountebank", what does the narrator first notice about the mountebank?
(a) His smile.
(b) His level of poverty.
(c) His tall hat.
(d) His wares for sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Fool and Venus" describe the day?

2. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?

3. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

4. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?

5. What does the baby boy do when he sees the old woman in "The Old Woman's Despair"?

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