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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?

2. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator suppose demons take over people?

3. In "The Widows", who does the narrator say visits public parks?

4. In "The Old Woman's Despair", to what does the old woman compare herself?

5. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Double Room", what does the narrator dream about?

2. What makes the narrator change his mind about the setting in "Cake"?

3. What makes the narrator pity the man in "The Fool and Venus"?

4. How does the narrator of "The Old Mountebank" feel about the mountebank?

5. What does the narrator say about the concert in "The Widows"?

6. What are the fairies doing in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

7. In "The Artist's Confiteor", why is the artist upset?

8. What does Baudelaire say about the night in "Evening Twilight"?

9. What happens when the dog smells perfume in "The Dog and The Vial"?

10. Why does the narrator threaten to throw the woman out in "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This collection is considered an example of modernism. Define the literary movement and explain how Baudelaire fits, and does not fit, in with the movement.

Essay Topic 2

Research Baudelaire's history. How does this collection fit in with his biography? How is it influenced by the poet's life?

Essay Topic 3

What is the poet's commentary on the arts? What are his commentaries on artists and the art community?

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