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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Desiderio find in darkness in the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Minister.
(b) Dr. Hoffman.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) The Mayor.

3. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The neighboring city.
(b) A seaside village.
(c) Japan.
(d) South Africa.

4. Who does Desiderio go to speak to about the rituals of his marriage in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Aoi.
(b) Nao-Kurai.
(c) Nao-Kurai's mother.
(d) Naori.

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

6. What does Desiderio do which earns him the title of hero among the River People?
(a) Kills a man.
(b) Kills a bear.
(c) Intercedes when someone tries to cheat the River People.
(d) Walks through fire.

7. 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?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Sin.
(d) Corruption.

8. Who told the Professor to take in Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Minister.
(b) Dr. Hoffman.
(c) Mendoza.
(d) Alberina.

9. Who raised Desiderio?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Gypsies.
(c) Monks.
(d) Wolves.`

10. Who does Desiderio find irresistible in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
(a) The Ambassador.
(b) The Count's assistant.
(c) The Count.
(d) The Minister.

11. Where was Desiderio raised?
(a) A commune.
(b) A farm.
(c) A castle.
(d) An orphanage.

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

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

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

15. What does Desiderio see inside the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Wax figures.
(b) Live rats.
(c) Live couples.
(d) Live serpents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Desiderio go to hide in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

2. Why had Mendoza and Dr. Hoffman had a falling out?

3. The Professor tells Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire that the peep show objects were created by whom?

4. Who is in a coma in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

5. Desiderio's Minister saved a man by doing what in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

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