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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Desiderio escape in the end of Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The chimney.
(b) The bathroom window.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The back door.

3. What does Desiderio discover upon emerging from his hiding place in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A great flood.
(c) A landslide.
(d) Snow falling.

4. Who does Desiderio go to speak to about the rituals of his marriage in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Aoi.
(b) Nao-Kurai.
(c) Naori.
(d) Nao-Kurai's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What short story of Angela Carter's was adapted to a 1984 film?

2. Where do the acrobats invite Desiderio after their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

3. What do the acrobats wrap Desiderio in before sending him away in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

4. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who introduces the novel in the Introduction? What does the narrator establish from the past?

2. What does Desiderio learn of Mendoza in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

3. What does Desiderio learn from the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. What leads to Desiderio's being hailed a hero among the River People?

5. How does Desiderio escape in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? From where does he escape?

6. What disguise does Desiderio don in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction to the setting in this chapter?

7. What does Desiderio discover after leaving his cave in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction?

8. What does Desiderio learn from the Professor in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire about the peep show?

9. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What is he investigating? What does he find there?

10. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Acrobats of Desire? What does he find in the purse?

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