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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "A Joker" think of his society?
(a) That it is a "splendid imbecile."
(b) That it is "growing poorer."
(c) That it is being taken over by animals.
(d) That it is "well educated."

2. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?
(a) People who are crippled by life.
(b) Women who can no longer think.
(c) Children who need to breathe free.
(d) Men who long for nature.

3. What does the hair feel like in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair"?
(a) Waves.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Flax.
(d) Silk.

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

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

6. In "A Hemisphere in Her Hair", where does the poet see "the languor of long hours"?
(a) On her bed.
(b) In a bathtub.
(c) In a park.
(d) On a divan.

7. How does the narrator of "The Clock" describe Feline?
(a) Hairy.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Pompous.
(d) Nervous.

8. What word does Baudelaire use to describe clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Painful.
(c) Dark.
(d) Wonderful.

9. Why does Baudelaire mention clouds in "The Foreigner"?
(a) Because they are loved.
(b) Because they are not human.
(c) Because they represent God.
(d) Because they send rain.

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

11. Why does the narrator say the poor children will be wary in "The Toy of the Poor"?
(a) Because they fear money.
(b) Because they have never known kind adults.
(c) Because they won't believe such luck.
(d) Because they will think they are traps.

12. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?
(a) Proud.
(b) Confused.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Excited.

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

14. In "To Arsène Houssaye", what does the author say reading Aloysius Bertrand made him want to do?
(a) Write a novel.
(b) Become a journalist.
(c) Change his career.
(d) Copy his style.

15. What or whom does the narrator of "The Clock" name Feline?
(a) A woman.
(b) A dog.
(c) A Chinese neighbor.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator suggest people should buy toys in "The Toy of the Poor"?

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

3. Why does the narrator feel sympathy for the man dressed as a jester in "The Fool and Venus"?

4. What does the poet say the first man died of "Evening Twilight"?

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

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