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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. What do the acrobats wrap Desiderio in before sending him away in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A fur coat.
(c) A silk gown.
(d) A blanket.

2. How is the village described where the circus comes at the end of their season in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Religious.
(d) Poverty-ridden.

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

4. What does Desiderio see inside the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) Live rats.
(b) Live serpents.
(c) Wax figures.
(d) Live couples.

5. Mendoza was Dr. Hoffman's what in college?
(a) Professor.
(b) Fraternity brother.
(c) Research partner.
(d) Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Professor say was kicked out of school in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

2. At what university did Angela Brown teach in Rhode Island?

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

4. Who had a theory that at the moment of perfect sexual release the body produces a perfect energy?

5. How does Desiderio discover the act of the acrobats is achieved in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What is he investigating? What does he find there?

5. Who introduces the novel in the Introduction? What does the narrator establish from the past?

6. What does the Minister do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege to fight the machines?

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

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

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

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

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