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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. What had Desiderio always felt ashamed of?
(a) His heritage.
(b) His appearance.
(c) His poverty.
(d) His manliness.

2. Who is playing the piano when Desiderio arrives at the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) The Mayor's wife.

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

4. With whom does Desiderio have a sexual encounter in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Angelina.
(b) The Mayor's housekeeper.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) Mary Anne.

5. What does Desiderio buy the peep show proprietor after his viewing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) A drink.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Desiderio's fiance begin doing after the engagement in Chapter 3, The River People?

3. With whom does Desiderio take refuge in the end of Chapter 3, The River People?

4. Of what heritage is Desiderio?

5. Who does the Professor say was kicked out of school in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is not seemingly affected by Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

2. Who does Desiderio go to for advice regarding his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What happens?

3. What "hallucination" does Desiderio experience in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. Who sends an Ambassador in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege? What is Desiderio's reaction?

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

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

7. Why have the villagers invited the carnival to their town at the last stop in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What does Desiderio do there?

8. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?

9. What does the Minister do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege to fight the machines?

10. How are the Acrobats of Desire described? What is their act like?

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