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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 does Desiderio go after talking with the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Albertina's apartment.
(b) Town Hall.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The Mayor's Mansion.

2. Where was a city meeting held in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) A skyscraper.
(b) A boat.
(c) The town hall.
(d) A cave.

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

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

5. Of what heritage is Desiderio?
(a) Indian.
(b) Asian.
(c) European.
(d) Samoan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Desiderio find himself constantly struggling to recognize in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

3. Where is it arranged for Desiderio to stay in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

5. Desiderio is the son of a what?

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