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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. Where did Angela Carter live for the majority of her life?

2. What does Desiderio's fiance begin doing after the engagement in Chapter 3, The River People?

3. How much does Desiderio pay to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?

4. What short story of Angela Carter's was adapted to a 1984 film?

5. Where does Desiderio find Nao-Kurai drunk and talkative before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?

2. What does Desiderio learn of Mendoza in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

3. Who does Desiderio go to for advice regarding his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What happens?

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

5. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Acrobats of Desire? What does he find in the purse?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Desiderio's sexual relationships in Chapter 3, The River People. How do Aoi and her grandmother fit into the novel's themes? How do they represent female gender roles?

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 actions and events of the climax in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight. Who are the Determination Police? Why is Desiderio presumed guilty of murder? How does he escape?

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