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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the acrobats wrap Desiderio in before sending him away in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A silk gown.
(d) A fur coat.

3. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1972.

4. Who is the narrator in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
(a) Desiderio.
(b) Dr. Hoffman.
(c) Albertina.
(d) The Minister.

5. What did the customers before Desiderio pay with to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Dollar bills.
(b) Coupons.
(c) Quarters.
(d) Trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives?

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

3. What did not really exist, according to Desiderio's Minister in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

4. How does Desiderio escape in the end of Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

5. Whose daughter is offered in Marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

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