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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the movement of commerce restricted on land in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) The flood.
(b) The drought.
(c) The volcano.
(d) The war.

2. Who pursues Desiderio in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Determination Police.
(b) Albertina.
(c) The River People.
(d) Dr. Hoffman.

3. Nao-Kurai tells Desiderio a story of a girl who gets impregnated by what?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A lizard.
(d) An eel.

4. What does Desiderio's fiance begin doing after the engagement in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Sewing wheat in the field.
(b) Building a cage.
(c) Coming to his room at night.
(d) Singing in the meadow.

5. What does the Minister develop that tests items to assign a reality to them?
(a) A serum.
(b) A dream-meter.
(c) A computer program.
(d) A headset.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has gone missing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

3. What does Desiderio buy the peep show proprietor after his viewing in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. What do the acrobats give Desiderio to drink in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

5. What do the acrobats do to Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Desiderio go to for advice regarding his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What happens?

2. How does Desiderio describe the effects of Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What is the chief means of commerce for the River People?

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

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

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