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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the group of scientists do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) Fled the city.
(b) Committed suicide.
(c) Transformed into animals.
(d) All got married.

2. Desiderio discovers in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight that the peepshow proprietor was Dr. Hoffman's what?
(a) Professor.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Partner.

3. Who is offered in marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Aoi.
(b) Nao-Kurai.
(c) Naori.
(d) Noai.

4. What persona does Desiderio take on as a disguise in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Mendoza's nephew.
(b) The Professor's brother.
(c) Albertina's brother.
(d) The Professor's nephew.

5. Where is it arranged for Desiderio to stay in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Chapel.
(b) The bed and breakfast.
(c) The Mayor's Mansion.
(d) Dr. Hoffman's house.

6. What do the acrobats give Desiderio to drink in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

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

8. The Minister had told Desiderio that Mendoza traveled with what?
(a) A band of gypsies.
(b) A lounge act.
(c) A tribe of shamans.
(d) A carnival.

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

10. What does Desiderio find to be desolate and abandoned in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The cathedral.
(b) The local pub.
(c) The promenade.
(d) The town hall.

11. What does Mary Anne tell Desiderio she believes happened to her father in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He was assassinated.
(c) He was killed by pirates.
(d) He drowned in the pool.

12. Where does Desiderio go to hide in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A basement.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) A cave.

13. What short story of Angela Carter's was adapted to a 1984 film?
(a) Shadow Dance.
(b) Several Peceptions.
(c) Company of Wolves.
(d) The Magic Toyshop.

14. Who does the Professor say was kicked out of school in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Mendoza.
(b) The Minister.
(c) Albertina.
(d) Dr. Hoffman.

15. What is Desiderio recovering from in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) A bullet wound.
(b) A seizure.
(c) A knife wound.
(d) A coma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Professor to take in Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

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

3. Desiderio is the son of a what?

4. The people of the last village where the circus stops appear to have invited the carnival to their village to prove themselves impervious to what?

5. What does Desiderio find in the purse given to him by the acrobats in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

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