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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What persona does Desiderio take on as a disguise in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Professor's brother.
(b) The Professor's nephew.
(c) Mendoza's nephew.
(d) Albertina's brother.

2. 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.

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

4. Who does Desiderio find irresistible in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) The Count's assistant.
(b) The Minister.
(c) The Ambassador.
(d) The Count.

5. Nao-Kurai tells Desiderio a story of a girl who gets impregnated by what?
(a) An eel.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A lizard.

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

7. How old is the girl offered in marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

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

9. Desiderio discovers in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight that the peepshow proprietor was Dr. Hoffman's what?
(a) Partner.
(b) Professor.
(c) Brother.
(d) Father.

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

11. Which man among the circus people does Desiderio befriend in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Wolf Man.
(b) The Fish Man.
(c) The Alligator Man.
(d) The Centaur.

12. What occurs on a daily basis in Desiderio's city?
(a) Murders.
(b) Balloon launches.
(c) Rochet launches.
(d) Inaugurations.

13. 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) Religions.
(c) Occupations.
(d) Holy acts.

14. What is the name of the man who rescued Desiderio after his escape in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Inuit-Kurai.
(b) Aoi-Nao.
(c) Aoi.
(d) Nao-Kurai.

15. What do the acrobats wrap Desiderio in before sending him away in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A silk gown.
(d) A cloak.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of the last village where the circus stops appear to have invited the carnival to their village to prove themselves impervious to what?

2. What does Desiderio buy the peep show proprietor after his viewing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

4. What aspect of the wedding does Desiderio begin to get suspicious of in Chapter 3, The River People?

5. Who does the Minister hire to make sense of the chaos in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

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