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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. Nao-Kurai tells Desiderio a story of a girl who gets impregnated by what?

2. What does Desiderio find to be desolate and abandoned in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

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

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

5. Where is it arranged for Desiderio to stay in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Desiderio escape in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? From where does he escape?

4. Who is not seemingly affected by Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

5. What does Desiderio learn from the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. What leads to Desiderio's being hailed a hero among the River People?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Alberta with Desiderio's previous lovers in the text. What similarities does Alberta share with Mary Anne and Aoi? What differences are there?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the "samples" in the peep show of the Professor. What do the images in the peep show represent? How are they connected to Dr. Hoffman and his machines?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of identity in Chapter 3, The River People. How does Desiderio find pride in his Indian heritage among these people? How does Carter define "the other" in the narrative?

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