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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 was a city meeting held in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
3. What had Desiderio always felt ashamed of?
4. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives?
5. What does the Minister develop that tests items to assign a reality to them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does Nao-Kurai tell Desiderio before the wedding in Chapter 3, The River People?
2. Who is not seemingly affected by Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
3. What "hallucination" does Desiderio experience in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
4. What leads to Desiderio's fugitive status in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What foreshadowing is in this chapter?
5. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?
6. What leads to Desiderio's being hailed a hero among the River People?
7. What does Desiderio expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What reality does he find?
8. Who does Desiderio go to for advice regarding his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What happens?
9. How does Desiderio describe the effects of Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
10. What does Desiderio discover after leaving his cave in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the setting of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman. Where does the narrative begin? Where does it end?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of "nature" in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire. What symbolism and imagery supports the theme of nature in the ending of the chapter?
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