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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. What did the customers before Desiderio pay with to enter the peep show in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
2. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
3. Which man among the circus people does Desiderio befriend in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
4. Which among the females in the circus did Desiderio befriend in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
5. Whose daughter is offered in Marriage to Desiderio in Chapter 3, The River People?
Short Essay Questions
1. What realization does Desiderio reach in the end of Chapter 3, The River People? How does he escape?
2. What leads to Desiderio's being hailed a hero among the River People?
3. Who does Desiderio find floating in the river in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What discovery does this lead to?
4. 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?
5. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What is he investigating? What does he find there?
6. How does Desiderio escape in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? From where does he escape?
7. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?
8. What does Desiderio discover after leaving his cave in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction?
9. What is the chief means of commerce for the River People?
10. What story does Nao-Kurai tell Desiderio before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the exposition revealed in the Introduction and Carter's use of foreshadowing in the novel. What effect does placing the ending in the beginning have for the reader?
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