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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. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives?
(a) South America.
(b) North America.
(c) Asia.
(d) Africa.

2. What does Desiderio see inside the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Wax figures.
(b) Live rats.
(c) Live serpents.
(d) Live couples.

3. What did the group of scientists do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) Fled the city.
(b) Transformed into animals.
(c) All got married.
(d) Committed suicide.

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

5. Who does Desiderio find in darkness in the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Minister.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) Dr. Hoffman.
(d) The housekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Anne tell Desiderio she believes happened to her father in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

2. Who is the object of the protagonist's desires in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?

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

4. Desiderio's Minister did not have enough what to be affected by the things Dr. Hoffman's machine created?

5. What does Desiderio find to be desolate and abandoned in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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