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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were many of the Indians' customers aware of, which they used against them?
(a) Their illiteracy.
(b) Their cannibalism.
(c) Their alcoholism.
(d) Their marriage rites.

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

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

4. How many lovers does Desiderio find himself with in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. Where are the acrobats from in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Spain.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Morocco.

6. Who hails Desiderio a hero in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Aoi.
(b) Anori.
(c) Nao-Kurai.
(d) Kinu-Ai.

7. What is the last thing the acrobats juggle in their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Their feet.
(b) Kittens.
(c) Swords.
(d) Their eyes.

8. 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 town hall.
(d) The promenade.

9. What knowledge did the serpent hold in Nao-Kurai's story to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Language.
(b) Health.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

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

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

12. Who is Desiderio's master in the beginning of the story?
(a) The Count.
(b) Doctor Hoffman.
(c) The Professor.
(d) The Minister of Determination.

13. Why was the movement of commerce restricted on land in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) The volcano.
(b) The flood.
(c) The war.
(d) The drought.

14. What does Desiderio's fiance not allow him to do in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Speak to her mother.
(b) Consummate the act.
(c) Touch her.
(d) Speak to her.

15. Where do the acrobats invite Desiderio after their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A second performance.
(b) The town hall.
(c) A pub.
(d) Their caravan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desiderio buy the peep show proprietor after his viewing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

3. What does the man who had rescued Desiderio ask him to teach him in Chapter 3, The River People?

4. Nao-Kurai tells Desiderio a story of a girl who gets impregnated by what?

5. Who does Desiderio find dead in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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