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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. In Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire, Desiderio finds a collection of pictures, slides, and wax figures that represent different what?
2. Nao-Kurai tells Desiderio a story of a girl who gets impregnated by what?
3. When was The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman first published?
4. What does the man who had rescued Desiderio ask him to teach him in Chapter 3, The River People?
5. How many acrobats join the carnival in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?
2. How are the Acrobats of Desire described? What is their act like?
3. What does Desiderio learn from the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
4. Who does Desiderio go to for advice regarding his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What happens?
5. Who takes in Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People? What is his impression of these people?
6. How did the war against Dr. Hoffman begin, according to Desiderio? How did the Minister become involved?
7. What does Desiderio learn from the Professor in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire about the peep show?
8. Who introduces the novel in the Introduction? What does the narrator establish from the past?
9. How does Desiderio begin to integrate into his new society in Chapter 3, The River People?
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 the "samples" in the peep show of the Professor. What do the images in the peep show represent? How are they connected to Dr. Hoffman and his machines?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the actions and events of the climax in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight. Who are the Determination Police? Why is Desiderio presumed guilty of murder? How does he escape?
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