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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. Who pursues Desiderio in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
2. Who is playing the piano when Desiderio arrives at the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
3. How does Desiderio discover the act of the acrobats is achieved in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
4. How is the village described where the circus comes at the end of their season in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
5. Against whom does the narrator describe having fought a war in the beginning of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Desiderio learn of Mendoza in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
2. How are the Acrobats of Desire described? What is their act like?
3. What does Desiderio expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What reality does he find?
4. What does the Minister do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege to fight the machines?
5. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?
6. What "hallucination" does Desiderio experience in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
7. Who does Desiderio find floating in the river in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What discovery does this lead to?
8. Who raised Desiderio? How did his heritage shape his character?
9. Who introduces the novel in the Introduction? What does the narrator establish from the past?
10. How does Desiderio begin to integrate into his new society in Chapter 3, The River People?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the central character in the story, Desiderio. What is notable about Desiderio's heritage? What happened to his parents?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of "nature" in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire. What symbolism and imagery supports the theme of nature in the ending of the chapter?
Essay Topic 3
What led to the Count's murder of a prostitute in Louisiana? Who has been pursuing him since this event? How does this add to the conflicts in the plot?
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