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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had Mendoza and Dr. Hoffman had a falling out?
(a) A theory.
(b) A broken machine.
(c) A woman.
(d) A bet.

2. What does Desiderio discover upon emerging from his hiding place in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A great flood.
(c) A landslide.
(d) Snow falling.

3. What do the father and brothers of the girl in Nao-Kurai's story do?
(a) Eat the snake.
(b) Kill the girl.
(c) Leave the village.
(d) Eat the girl.

4. The people of the last village where the circus stops appear to have invited the carnival to their village to prove themselves impervious to what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Sin.
(d) Sorrow.

5. What is Desiderio recovering from in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) A bullet wound.
(b) A knife wound.
(c) A seizure.
(d) A coma.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire, Desiderio finds a collection of pictures, slides, and wax figures that represent different what?

2. What does Desiderio do which earns him the title of hero among the River People?

3. What occurs on a daily basis in Desiderio's city?

4. With whom does Desiderio take refuge in the end of Chapter 3, The River People?

5. Who hails Desiderio a hero in Chapter 3, The River People?

(see the answer key)

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