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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Of what heritage is Desiderio?
(a) Indian.
(b) European.
(c) Asian.
(d) Samoan.

3. What is the last thing the acrobats juggle in their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Swords.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Their feet.

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

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

6. Where did Angela Carter live for the majority of her life?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) San Francisco.

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

8. Who is Desiderio's master in the beginning of the story?
(a) The Count.
(b) The Professor.
(c) Doctor Hoffman.
(d) The Minister of Determination.

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

10. Whose daughter is offered in Marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Naori's.
(b) Nao-Kurai's.
(c) Aoi's.
(d) Noai's.

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

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

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

14. Where are the acrobats from in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Spain.

15. What does the man who had rescued Desiderio ask him to teach him in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) French.
(c) How to fish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Desiderio pay to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

2. How is the village described where the circus comes at the end of their season in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

3. What do the father and brothers of the girl in Nao-Kurai's story do?

4. Who does Desiderio find in darkness in the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

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