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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who takes in Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

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

5. Where are the acrobats from in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What does Desiderio expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What reality does he find?

6. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the Professor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? Why? Where does he stay?

7. What leads to Desiderio's fugitive status in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What foreshadowing is in this chapter?

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

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

10. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?

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