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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. Who begins sending the artist letters after the child's death in "The Rope"?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) The child's parents.
(c) Art dealers.
(d) The artist's parents.

2. In "Already!" what does the narrator see in the sea?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) New life.
(d) Beauty.

3. Where are the men in "Portraits of Mistresses"?
(a) Someone's parlor.
(b) A gambling house.
(c) An inn.
(d) A pub.

4. How does Baudelaire say he feels about solitude in "Solitude"?
(a) He prefers it.
(b) He thinks it is bad for men.
(c) He does not care about it either way.
(d) He thinks it is good for women.

5. How does the narrator know the man he meets in "The Generous Gambler"?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) He has always wanted to meet him.
(c) They live in the same building.
(d) They are cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the man in "Plans" think about a cabin?

2. In "Windows", what type of window does the poet say is most interesting to look in?

3. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?

4. Why does the narrator of "The Mirror" question the man looking into a mirror?

5. In "Get Yourself Drunk", what does Baudelaire say slavery is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the man angry with the woman in "The Eyes of the Poor"?

4. What pleases the narrator in "Plans" about making plans?

5. What happens when land is spotted in "Already!"?

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

7. What does the fourth boy in "Vocations" tell the others?

8. What happens when the artist takes in the boy in "The Rope"?

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

10. How does Fancioulle work to save his life in "A Heroic Death"?

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