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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Castle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Desiderio see inside the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Live rats.
(b) Wax figures.
(c) Live couples.
(d) Live serpents.

2. What does the Minister develop that tests items to assign a reality to them?
(a) A serum.
(b) A computer program.
(c) A headset.
(d) A dream-meter.

3. Dr. Hoffman claims that the final room of the castle is based on whose theory in Chapter 8, The Castle?
(a) Mendoza's.
(b) His own.
(c) Albertina's.
(d) The Professor's.

4. Where do Desiderio and Albertina land in Chapter 8, The Castle?
(a) On top of the castle.
(b) A military base.
(c) On a river.
(d) At a major airport.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?

2. What does Desiderio's fiance not allow him to do in Chapter 3, The River People?

3. Who does the Professor say was kicked out of school in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

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

5. Against whom does the narrator describe having fought a war in the beginning of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?

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