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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Desiderio find Nao-Kurai drunk and talkative before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Inside a pub.
(b) In the city hall.
(c) The deck of the barge.
(d) The woods.

2. At what university did Angela Brown teach in Rhode Island?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Pepperdine University.

3. When the Count and Desiderio find themselves on land after the pirate ship, what people begin to converge on them?
(a) Indians.
(b) Aborigines.
(c) Africans.
(d) Native Americans.

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

5. With whom does Desiderio take refuge in the end of Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Lafleur.
(b) Albertina.
(c) The Professor.
(d) The Count.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has gone missing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

2. Who hails Desiderio a hero in Chapter 3, The River People?

3. Who does Desiderio find irresistible in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

4. What does the Count claim to be aroused by in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

5. What do the father and brothers of the girl in Nao-Kurai's story do?

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