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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is playing the piano when Desiderio arrives at the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
2. What did not really exist, according to Desiderio's Minister in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
3. What do the acrobats give Desiderio to drink in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
4. Who had a theory that at the moment of perfect sexual release the body produces a perfect energy?
5. What were many of the Indians' customers aware of, which they used against them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What disguise does Desiderio don in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction to the setting in this chapter?
2. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What is he investigating? What does he find there?
3. What does the Minister do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege to fight the machines?
4. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?
5. Who is not seemingly affected by Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
6. What does Desiderio learn of Mendoza in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
7. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?
8. What is the chief means of commerce for the River People?
9. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the Professor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? Why? Where does he stay?
10. Who does Desiderio find floating in the river in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What discovery does this lead to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the story told to Desiderio by Nao-Kurai. What is the meaning of Nao-Kurai's story? How does Desiderio realize he is in danger? How does he escape?
Essay Topic 2
What led to the Count's murder of a prostitute in Louisiana? Who has been pursuing him since this event? How does this add to the conflicts in the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Nao-Kurai and his people in Chapter 3, The River People. What language do the River People speak? How does Desiderio communicate with them?
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