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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. Why does the first beautiful woman die young in "Which is the Real One?"
(a) Because of an accident.
(b) Because she was beaten.
(c) Because of an illness.
(d) Because of her beauty.

2. How does Baudelaire describe the thyrsus in "The Thyrsus"?
(a) Lost.
(b) A plaything.
(c) All-powerful.
(d) Beautifully sad.

3. In "Solitude", how does the journalist back up his statement that solitude is bad for men?
(a) With research.
(b) With a journal.
(c) With stories.
(d) With gospels.

4. How is Fancioulle's moment of death described by the poet in "A Heroic Death"?
(a) As a dark time.
(b) As a passing moment.
(c) As a mistake.
(d) As his greatest moment.

5. What does the narrator hear in the graveyard in "The Firing Range and the Graveyard"?
(a) Crying and singing.
(b) Cries and breaking glass.
(c) Breaking glass and gun shots.
(d) Voices and gun shots.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man's wife in "The Gallant Marksman" react to his shooting?

2. In "Windows", how does Baudelaire say he feels about the legend?

3. In "Already!" how many suns have set according to the narrator?

4. In "The Firing Range and the Graveyard", to whom does the narrator think the tavern is in homage?

5. In "Vocations", what makes the boy who says he is not very happy excited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baudelaire say people should always be drunk in "Get Yourself Drunk"?

2. What are some of the complaints the men in "Portraits of Mistresses" have about their mistresses?

3. In "Which is the Real One/", what is the man's curse?

4. How does the journalist in "Solitude" feel about solitude?

5. What is life like on the ship in "Already!"

6. How does the man feel when he discovers his friend has counterfeit coins in "Counterfeit Money"?

7. How does the man in "The Mirror" react to the narrator's question?

8. What is the harm of the Moon blessing children in "The Favors of the Moon"?

9. How does Baudelaire describe ports in "The Port"?

10. In "Loss of a Halo", what does the man say about losing his halo?

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