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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 is looking for the Count to kill him?

2. Desiderio concludes in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler that the Count is chronically what?

3. What does Dr. Hoffman appear not to have?

4. Where did the Count kill someone in the past?

5. Who does the Count force into a sexual liaison after breakfast in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the tribal chief order done to the Count and his companions in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

9. What leads to the Count's loss of respect for the pirates in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

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

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

Describe the "samples" in the peep show of the Professor. What do the images in the peep show represent? How are they connected to Dr. Hoffman and his machines?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of the Count and Lafleur in the narrative. What is Desiderio's impression of each of these men? How does he meet them?

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