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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Desiderio find irresistible in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) The Ambassador.
(b) The Count's assistant.
(c) The Count.
(d) The Minister.

2. What did not really exist, according to Desiderio's Minister in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) Desiderio.
(b) The world.
(c) The house.
(d) The boat.

3. What occurs on a daily basis in Desiderio's city?
(a) Inaugurations.
(b) Balloon launches.
(c) Rochet launches.
(d) Murders.

4. Mendoza was Dr. Hoffman's what in college?
(a) Fraternity brother.
(b) Professor.
(c) Research partner.
(d) Student.

5. Desiderio discovers in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight that the peepshow proprietor was Dr. Hoffman's what?
(a) Professor.
(b) Father.
(c) Partner.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?

2. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

3. What is the name of the mayor's daughter?

4. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives?

5. Who does Desiderio find in darkness in the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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