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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. How much does Desiderio pay to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) A dime.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A quarter.

2. Desiderio's Minister saved a man by doing what in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) Bombing a village.
(b) Shooting a man.
(c) Walking on water.
(d) Stopping a train.

3. Who is the object of the protagonist's desires in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
(a) Angelina.
(b) Adolpha.
(c) Albertina.
(d) Sarah.

4. What did the customers before Desiderio pay with to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Trash.
(b) Coupons.
(c) Quarters.
(d) Dollar bills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is playing the piano when Desiderio arrives at the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

2. Against whom does the narrator describe having fought a war in the beginning of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?

3. Where was Desiderio raised?

4. Who charges Desiderio to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

5. Where was a city meeting held in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

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