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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the character Mendoza reportedly built?
(a) A submarine.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A time machine.
(d) A rocket.

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

3. Mendoza was Dr. Hoffman's what in college?
(a) Student.
(b) Research partner.
(c) Professor.
(d) Fraternity brother.

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

5. Where was Desiderio raised?
(a) A commune.
(b) A castle.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) A farm.

6. Where is it arranged for Desiderio to stay in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Chapel.
(b) The bed and breakfast.
(c) Dr. Hoffman's house.
(d) The Mayor's Mansion.

7. Where was a city meeting held in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) A cave.
(b) A boat.
(c) A skyscraper.
(d) The town hall.

8. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The promenade.
(b) Back to his home.
(c) The Town Hall.
(d) The cathedral.

9. 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.

10. What does Desiderio find in the purse given to him by the acrobats in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Eyes.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Money.

11. Who is the object of the protagonist's desires in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
(a) Albertina.
(b) Adolpha.
(c) Angelina.
(d) Sarah.

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

13. What does Desiderio's fiance not allow him to do in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Consummate the act.
(b) Speak to her.
(c) Speak to her mother.
(d) Touch her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pursues Desiderio in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

2. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives?

3. What knowledge did the serpent hold in Nao-Kurai's story to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

4. With whom does Desiderio have a sexual encounter in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

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