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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. Who does the Professor say was kicked out of school in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
3. What do the father and brothers of the girl in Nao-Kurai's story do?
4. What is the name of the man who rescued Desiderio after his escape in Chapter 3, The River People?
5. Where was a city meeting held in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is the city in which Desiderio lives? How is it described?
2. How does Desiderio describe the effects of Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?
3. What does Desiderio learn of Mendoza in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
4. Who raised Desiderio? How did his heritage shape his character?
5. What does Desiderio learn from the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
6. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Acrobats of Desire? What does he find in the purse?
7. Where does Desiderio go in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What is he investigating? What does he find there?
8. Who introduces the novel in the Introduction? What does the narrator establish from the past?
9. What does Desiderio pay the peep show proprietor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What does he see inside?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe depiction of women in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman. How do these women represent feminist themes?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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