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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. Who takes in Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) A band of gypsies.
(b) A traveling circus.
(c) A group of aborigines.
(d) A group of Indians.

2. With whom does Desiderio have a sexual encounter in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Angelina.
(b) The Mayor's housekeeper.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) Mary Anne.

3. What does Desiderio first expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) It will be brief.
(b) It will be forfeited.
(c) It will be long.
(d) It is not binding.

4. What knowledge did the serpent hold in Nao-Kurai's story to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Fire.
(b) Health.
(c) Language.
(d) Water.

5. What short story of Angela Carter's was adapted to a 1984 film?
(a) Company of Wolves.
(b) Several Peceptions.
(c) Shadow Dance.
(d) The Magic Toyshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Desiderio always felt ashamed of?

2. Who raised Desiderio?

3. What did the customers before Desiderio pay with to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. Who is in a coma in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

5. What is Desiderio recovering from in Chapter 3, The River People?

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