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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 hails Desiderio a hero in Chapter 3, The River People?
2. What does the Minister develop that tests items to assign a reality to them?
3. Why had Mendoza and Dr. Hoffman had a falling out?
4. The people of the last village where the circus stops appear to have invited the carnival to their village to prove themselves impervious to what?
5. Where was Desiderio raised?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads to Desiderio's fugitive status in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What foreshadowing is in this chapter?
2. What realization does Desiderio reach in the end of Chapter 3, The River People? How does he escape?
3. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Acrobats of Desire? What does he find in the purse?
4. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the Professor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? Why? Where does he stay?
5. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?
6. What does Desiderio learn from the Professor in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire about the peep show?
7. What is the chief means of commerce for the River People?
8. Who takes in Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People? What is his impression of these people?
9. What does the Minister do in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege to fight the machines?
10. What does Desiderio expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What reality does he find?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman. Where does the narrative begin? Where does it end?
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
Describe the character of the Professor in the narrative. How does Desiderio meet him? What does he learn from the Professor? What is the Professor's job?
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