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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. Desiderio and the Count are forced to don vests and tights made of what in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

2. Desiderio and Albertina find a tree in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time which appears to be half-tree and half what?

3. Who does Albertina take Desiderio to meet in Chapter 8, The Castle?

4. Who isolates himself on the ship in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

5. What does the Count claim to be aroused by in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count do upon spotting a brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

2. What leads to the Count and Desiderio being imprisoned on the ship in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

3. What happens the morning after Albertina's ordeal in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time?

4. How are the Count and his assistant described in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

5. What does Albertina show Desiderio on the castle grounds in Chapter 8, The Castle? What is his reaction?

6. How are the prostitutes displayed in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? Who does the Count choose?

7. Who pursues Desiderio and the Count in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? How do they escape?

8. How does the Count save his companions in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

9. What do the centaurs do to Albertina and Desiderio in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time after taking them to their village?

10. Where do Desiderio's traveling companions stop to eat in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? What does he conclude of the Count?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "identity" as it applies to the character of Albertina in the narrative. How do Albertina and her various disguises represent this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the surreal objectification of women in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler. Why does the Count choose the beaten woman? What is symbolic about the animals and images of bestiality?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the story told to Desiderio by Nao-Kurai. What is the meaning of Nao-Kurai's story? How does Desiderio realize he is in danger? How does he escape?

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