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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 discovers in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight that the peepshow proprietor was Dr. Hoffman's what?
2. Against whom does the narrator describe having fought a war in the beginning of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
3. What is the last thing the acrobats juggle in their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
4. Where was a city meeting held in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
5. Why had Mendoza and Dr. Hoffman had a falling out?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the chief means of commerce for the River People?
2. What does Desiderio learn from the Professor in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire about the peep show?
3. What story does Nao-Kurai tell Desiderio before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?
4. What does the Minister do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege to fight the machines?
5. How are the Acrobats of Desire described? What is their act like?
6. What do the Acrobats of Desire do to Desiderio after taking him to their caravan?
7. How does Desiderio describe the effects of Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
8. What "hallucination" does Desiderio experience in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
9. Who does Desiderio find floating in the river in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What discovery does this lead to?
10. Who raised Desiderio? How did his heritage shape his character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe and discuss the central character in the story, Desiderio. What is notable about Desiderio's heritage? What happened to his parents?
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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