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Quiz about Cirque Du Freak  by Darren Shan
Quiz about Cirque Du Freak  by Darren Shan

Cirque Du Freak - by Darren Shan Quiz


This is a quiz about the first book in Darren Shan's 'The Saga of Darren Shan', 'Cirque Du Freak'.

A multiple-choice quiz by benward5. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
benward5
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
282,272
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
985
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. When the book first starts, what is the love of Darren's life? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. At the very start of the book, where was Darren? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How did the four friends (Darren, Steve, Alan and Tommy) decide who went to the Cirque Du Freak? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the first act to be shown at the Cirque Du Freak? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Steve is intrigued by the part played by the man 'Mr. Crepsley'. Who does he think he is really? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. When Steve tells Darren to go back home, whilst he stayed back for a while, Darren does actually go home.


Question 7 of 10
7. When Mr. Crepsley tests Steve's blood, to see if he is worthy of becoming a vampire, how does he describe his blood? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which type of creature does Darren steal from Mr. Crepsley? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When Darren feigns his death, so that Mr. Crepsley can take him to 'the dark side', and save Steve's life after he was bitten by the spider, how is he 'supposedly' killed? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When Darren is lying in his living-room, 'supposedly' dead, who comes in and places something on his tongue? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When the book first starts, what is the love of Darren's life?

Answer: Spiders

Darren, at the beginning of the book, has a special fondness for spiders. He had collected them for all of his life, until he had lost one in the house, and his parents wouldn't let him keep any more. This liking, however, didn't last for much longer...
2. At the very start of the book, where was Darren?

Answer: On the toilet

The story, at the very start, begins, as Darren Shan states, not where there are demons or vampires lurking in every corner, but in a normal place, exactly how a true story should begin. He was on the toilet!
3. How did the four friends (Darren, Steve, Alan and Tommy) decide who went to the Cirque Du Freak?

Answer: By throwing paper up in the air. Whoever choses the right one gets to go with Steve

Steve, who would 'borrow' money from his mum, was definitely going to the Cirque Du Freak, as he was the only one who could afford to go. But for the others to decide, a piece of paper was ripped up into lots of pieces, with a special one in the mix which had a mark on it. Whoever caught that one would be going with Steve. Darren waited whilst the other two scuffled about, until he had a feeling, and then he grabbed. Luckily... or was it?... he caught the right one!
4. What was the first act to be shown at the Cirque Du Freak?

Answer: The Wolf -Man

The first act that Steve and Darren see at the Cirque Du Freak is the Wolf-Man, a man who is half-man, half-wolf. He is hypnotised, and taken around the tent for people to touch him. He is then suddenly awoken, and bites a woman's hand off! Luckily, small blue cloaked people come out and sew it back on for her (these people are later known as 'Little People').
5. Steve is intrigued by the part played by the man 'Mr. Crepsley'. Who does he think he is really?

Answer: Vur Horston

Steve claims to have seen Mr. Crepsley in a comic book that he owned. He said that in it, he was a vampire, known as Vur Horston. His fears actually were that this could be him in real life: a vampire!
6. When Steve tells Darren to go back home, whilst he stayed back for a while, Darren does actually go home.

Answer: False

After Steve tells Darren to go back home, whilst he stayed for a while, Darren secretly goes up on the balcony, and spies on him, and finds out that he has gone to meet with 'Mr. Crepsley'.
7. When Mr. Crepsley tests Steve's blood, to see if he is worthy of becoming a vampire, how does he describe his blood?

Answer: Evil

Steve, after meeting with Mr. Crepsley on the Cirque Du Freak stage, asks him to turn him into a vampire. Mr. Crepsley tests his blood first, to see if he is worthy. After doing this, he describes the taste that he got as 'evil'!
8. Which type of creature does Darren steal from Mr. Crepsley?

Answer: A spider

Mr. Crepsley's act in the Cirque Du Freak consists of himself performing tricks with his pet spider, Madam Octa. When Darren sees this spider, he is instantly in love. And when he sees that Mr. Crepsley has told Steve that he had evil blood, Darren feels even more obliged to steal from him. So, one morning, whilst the vampire was sleeping, Darren went to where the Cirque was put up, and stole the spider from him, leaving nothing but a note telling him not to come looking for the spider or himself.
9. When Darren feigns his death, so that Mr. Crepsley can take him to 'the dark side', and save Steve's life after he was bitten by the spider, how is he 'supposedly' killed?

Answer: Fell from his bedroom window

When Steve and Darren are playing with Madam Octa in Darren's bedroom, Annie walks in and startles the spider, who then digs her fangs deep into Steve's neck, who is then left in a coma. The only way to save Steve is for Darren to be taken under the wings of Mr. Crepsley and become a creature of the night.
10. When Darren is lying in his living-room, 'supposedly' dead, who comes in and places something on his tongue?

Answer: Steve Leonard

When Darren is supposedly lying dead in his living-room, waiting for the next day, when he will be buried, Steve comes in, and places a piece of Litmus paper onto his tongue. This is to support his ideas that Darren Shan has supposedly taken his place as a creature of the night...
Source: Author benward5

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