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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What short story of Angela Carter's was adapted to a 1984 film?
(a) Shadow Dance.
(b) Several Peceptions.
(c) Company of Wolves.
(d) The Magic Toyshop.

2. Who does Desiderio find dead in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Count.
(b) Albertina.
(c) LaFleur.
(d) Mary Anne.

3. Who is the narrator in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
(a) Dr. Hoffman.
(b) The Minister.
(c) Albertina.
(d) Desiderio.

4. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1972.

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

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

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

8. What do the acrobats do to Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Murder him.
(b) Rape him.
(c) Plead to him.
(d) Worship him.

9. Why was the movement of commerce restricted on land in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) The flood.
(b) The drought.
(c) The war.
(d) The volcano.

10. What does Desiderio first expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) It will be brief.
(b) It is not binding.
(c) It will be long.
(d) It will be forfeited.

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

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

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

14. Who told the Professor to take in Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Minister.
(b) Mendoza.
(c) Dr. Hoffman.
(d) Alberina.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What had Desiderio always felt ashamed of?

3. What did the customers before Desiderio pay with to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. How does Desiderio discover the act of the acrobats is achieved in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

5. Where was Desiderio raised?

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