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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. Against whom does the narrator describe having fought a war in the beginning of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
(a) Desiderio.
(b) The Count.
(c) Albertina.
(d) Dr. Hoffman.

2. Desiderio is the son of a what?
(a) Queen.
(b) Witch.
(c) Heiress.
(d) Prostitute.

3. Desiderio's Minister did not have enough what to be affected by the things Dr. Hoffman's machine created?
(a) Bile.
(b) Hormones.
(c) Energy.
(d) Imagination.

4. What had the character Mendoza reportedly built?
(a) A rocket.
(b) A submarine.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A time machine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pursues Desiderio in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

4. What does Desiderio see inside the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

5. Who does Desiderio find irresistible in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

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