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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. How old is the girl offered in marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

2. How does Desiderio escape in the end of Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

3. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. Desiderio discovers in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight that the peepshow proprietor was Dr. Hoffman's what?

5. Who does Desiderio find in darkness in the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is not seemingly affected by Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

3. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?

4. How does Desiderio begin to integrate into his new society in Chapter 3, The River People?

5. What does Desiderio expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What reality does he find?

6. How did the war against Dr. Hoffman begin, according to Desiderio? How did the Minister become involved?

7. Who takes in Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People? What is his impression of these people?

8. What realization does Desiderio reach in the end of Chapter 3, The River People? How does he escape?

9. What disguise does Desiderio don in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction to the setting in this chapter?

10. Why have the villagers invited the carnival to their town at the last stop in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What does Desiderio do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "nature" in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire. What symbolism and imagery supports the theme of nature in the ending of the chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Describe depiction of women in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman. How do these women represent feminist themes?

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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