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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 told the Professor to take in Desiderio in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

2. What do the acrobats give Desiderio to drink in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

3. What does the man who had rescued Desiderio ask him to teach him in Chapter 3, The River People?

4. Where do the acrobats invite Desiderio after their act in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?

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

4. How does Desiderio begin to integrate into his new society in Chapter 3, The River People?

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

6. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the Professor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? Why? Where does he stay?

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

8. What leads to Desiderio's fugitive status in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What foreshadowing is in this chapter?

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

10. How did the war against Dr. Hoffman begin, according to Desiderio? How did the Minister become involved?

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 imagery and symbolism in the peep show and carnival scenes in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight. How do these sexual images relate to the themes of the story?

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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