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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 is notable about the appearance of the Count's assistant?

2. What are the people in the final room of the castle fed intravenously in Chapter 8, The Castle?

3. In Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler, Desiderio is offered a ride by how many men?

4. Albertina was to watch over who and draft him to her father's cause?

5. Who fires a gun in Chapter 8, The Castle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are Desiderio and Albertina saved from the centaurs? Where do they go in Chapter 8, The Castle?

4. What is in the final "powering" room in Dr. Hoffman's laboratory? How does Dr. Hoffman explain it?

5. What is Desiderio's impression of Dr. Hoffman upon meeting him in Chapter 8, The Castle?

6. What do the centaurs conclude of Albertina and Desiderio in the end of Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time?

7. What does Albertina explain to Desiderio about the machines in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time? Where are the couple in this chapter?

8. What strange tree do Albertina and Desiderio discover in Chapter 7, Lost in Nebulous Time? Who approaches them?

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

10. How does Desiderio kill Dr. Hoffman and Albertina in the end of Chapter 8, The Castle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Alberta with Desiderio's previous lovers in the text. What similarities does Alberta share with Mary Anne and Aoi? What differences are there?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of identity in Chapter 3, The River People. How does Desiderio find pride in his Indian heritage among these people? How does Carter define "the other" in the narrative?

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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