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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The River People.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1967.

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

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

5. How does Desiderio escape in the end of Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The back door.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The bathroom window.
(d) The chimney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Desiderio find Nao-Kurai drunk and talkative before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?

2. What knowledge did the serpent hold in Nao-Kurai's story to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

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

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

5. Who does Desiderio go to speak to about the rituals of his marriage in Chapter 3, The River People?

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