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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. What are the people in the final room of the castle fed intravenously in Chapter 8, The Castle?

2. Who paid the passage on the ship in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

3. Which centaur appears to the the one in charge in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time?

4. Who does Desiderio find dead but preserved in the castle in Chapter 8, The Castle?

5. When is it traditional for the pirates to get drunk in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Desiderio's traveling companions stop to eat in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? What does he conclude of the Count?

2. What clothing are the Count and Desiderio given to put on in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? Where are they taken?

3. What does Albertina show Desiderio on the castle grounds in Chapter 8, The Castle? What is his reaction?

4. What does the tribal chief order done to the Count and his companions in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

5. Who does Desiderio discover the Madam to be in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? What is his reaction?

6. What does Albertina explain to Desiderio about the machines in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time? Where are the couple in this chapter?

7. What does the Count do upon spotting a brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

8. What do the centaurs do to Albertina and Desiderio in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time after taking them to their village?

9. What do the centaurs conclude of Albertina and Desiderio in the end of Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time?

10. What strange tree do Albertina and Desiderio discover in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time? Who approaches them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the exposition revealed in the Introduction and Carter's use of foreshadowing in the novel. What effect does placing the ending in the beginning have for the reader?

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 the setting of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman. Where does the narrative begin? Where does it end?

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