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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 room are the Count and Desiderio taken to after putting on the required costumes in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

2. Who does Desiderio kill in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

3. Where do Desiderio and Albertina land in Chapter 8, The Castle?

4. What does Albertina take Desiderio to see on the castle grounds in Chapter 8, The Castle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Desiderio discover the Madam to be in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? What is his reaction?

3. What do Desiderio and his companions find once dawn breaks on land in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the imagery and symbolism in the peep show and carnival scenes in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight. How do these sexual images relate to the themes of the story?

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

Describe the character of the Professor in the narrative. How does Desiderio meet him? What does he learn from the Professor? What is the Professor's job?

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