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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 "Loss of a Halo", what is described as being positive about not having a halo?

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

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

4. How does the man lose his halo in "Loss of a Halo"?

5. How does the second beautiful woman in "Which is the Real One?" feel when she sees the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the thyrsus?

2. In "Portraits of Mistresses", how do the men feel about having mistresses?

3. In "The Firing Range and the Graveyard", what happens to the man when he enters the graveyard?

4. How does the woman in "Mademoiselle Bistouri" act due to her obsession with doctors?

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

6. What is Dorothy's goal in "Beautiful Dorothy"?

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

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

9. What does Baudelaire see in the thoroughbred, in "A Thoroughbred", that no one else sees?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the poet's use of different narrators effective? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How is greed a motivating factor in several of these poems? What message about greed is delivered?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two poems. Consider their themes, style, and tone.

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