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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. How does Desiderio escape in the end of Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The back door.
(b) The chimney.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The bathroom window.

2. Who hails Desiderio a hero in Chapter 3, The River People?
(a) Aoi.
(b) Kinu-Ai.
(c) Nao-Kurai.
(d) Anori.

3. What had Desiderio always felt ashamed of?
(a) His poverty.
(b) His appearance.
(c) His manliness.
(d) His heritage.

4. Which man among the circus people does Desiderio befriend in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Alligator Man.
(b) The Wolf Man.
(c) The Fish Man.
(d) The Centaur.

5. Whose mother led to the falling out between Mendoza and Dr. Hoffman?
(a) Dr. Hoffman's.
(b) The Professor's.
(c) Desiderio's.
(d) Albertina's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Indians who took in Desiderio move commerce?

2. Who takes in Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

3. What did the group of scientists do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

4. Who is offered in marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Desiderio find floating in the river in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What discovery does this lead to?

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

4. How are the Acrobats of Desire described? What is their act like?

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

6. What does Desiderio discover after leaving his cave in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction?

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

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

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

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?

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