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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Angela Carter born?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1929.

2. In Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire, Desiderio finds a collection of pictures, slides, and wax figures that represent different what?
(a) Religions.
(b) Holy acts.
(c) Sexual desires.
(d) Occupations.

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

4. Who does the Professor say was kicked out of school in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Minister.
(b) Dr. Hoffman.
(c) Mendoza.
(d) Albertina.

5. What do the acrobats give Desiderio to drink in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.

6. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Japan.
(b) A seaside village.
(c) The neighboring city.
(d) South Africa.

7. What does Desiderio buy the peep show proprietor after his viewing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Lunch.
(b) A drink.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Breakfast.

8. Who is offered in marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Noai.
(b) Aoi.
(c) Nao-Kurai.
(d) Naori.

9. Desiderio is the son of a what?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Witch.
(c) Heiress.
(d) Queen.

10. Who does the Minister hire to make sense of the chaos in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) Private detectives.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Investment bankers.

11. Who is playing the piano when Desiderio arrives at the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Mayor's wife.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) Elizabeth.

12. Who pursues Desiderio in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Determination Police.
(b) The River People.
(c) Dr. Hoffman.
(d) Albertina.

13. How many lovers does Desiderio find himself with in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

14. Which among the females in the circus did Desiderio befriend in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Dwarf Woman.
(b) The Amazonian Woman.
(c) The Bearded Woman.
(d) The Mermaid.

15. The Minister had told Desiderio that Mendoza traveled with what?
(a) A band of gypsies.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A tribe of shamans.
(d) A lounge act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Desiderio's Minister did not have enough what to be affected by the things Dr. Hoffman's machine created?

2. What does Desiderio's fiance begin doing after the engagement in Chapter 3, The River People?

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

4. Desiderio discovers in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight that the peepshow proprietor was Dr. Hoffman's what?

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

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