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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. What does Mary Anne tell Desiderio she believes happened to her father in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) He was assassinated.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He was killed by pirates.
(d) He drowned in the pool.

2. Where are the acrobats from in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Spain.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Morocco.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is along the back of the room that Desiderio and the Count are taken to in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

2. The Count and Desiderio are on the run from whom in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

3. Where did the Count kill someone in the past?

4. What is the furniture seemingly made of in the brothel Desiderio and the Count visit in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

5. Where are the Count and Desiderio held on the ship in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

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