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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did not really exist, according to Desiderio's Minister in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) The world.
(b) The house.
(c) The boat.
(d) Desiderio.

3. What does Desiderio do which earns him the title of hero among the River People?
(a) Walks through fire.
(b) Kills a man.
(c) Intercedes when someone tries to cheat the River People.
(d) Kills a bear.

4. What does Desiderio find in the purse given to him by the acrobats in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) Money.
(d) Eyes.

5. Where do the acrobats invite Desiderio after their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Their caravan.
(b) A second performance.
(c) A pub.
(d) The town hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who rescued Desiderio after his escape in Chapter 3, The River People?

2. Who does the Minister hire to make sense of the chaos in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

3. Who told the Professor to take in Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

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

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

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