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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. Desiderio's Minister did not have enough what to be affected by the things Dr. Hoffman's machine created?

2. What is the last thing the acrobats juggle in their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

3. What is the name of the man who rescued Desiderio after his escape in Chapter 3, The River People?

4. Whose daughter is offered in Marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

5. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Nao-Kurai tell Desiderio before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?

2. Who raised Desiderio? How did his heritage shape his character?

3. What leads to Desiderio's being hailed a hero among the River People?

4. What does Desiderio discover after leaving his cave in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction?

5. What does Desiderio learn from the Professor in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire about the peep show?

6. What do the Acrobats of Desire do to Desiderio after taking him to their caravan?

7. What does Desiderio learn from the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

8. How are the Acrobats of Desire described? What is their act like?

9. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the Professor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? Why? Where does he stay?

10. What leads to Desiderio's fugitive status in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What foreshadowing is in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of the Professor in the narrative. How does Desiderio meet him? What does he learn from the Professor? What is the Professor's job?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the surreal objectification of women in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler. Why does the Count choose the beaten woman? What is symbolic about the animals and images of bestiality?

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