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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. The centaurs believe that they are to spend all of eternity making amends, which includes self administered beatings and what?

2. What sight saddens Desiderio upon passing it in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

3. Who does the madame turn out to be in the brothel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler?

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

5. Who does the tribal chief appear to be in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Desiderio's experiences like on the pirate ship in Chapter 6, The Coast of Africa? Who does he befriend?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Desiderio travel in Chapter 5, The Erotic Traveler? Who offers him a ride?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Desiderio's sexual relationships in Chapter 3, The River People. How do Aoi and her grandmother fit into the novel's themes? How do they represent female gender roles?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the actions and events of the climax in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight. Who are the Determination Police? Why is Desiderio presumed guilty of murder? How does he escape?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nao-Kurai and his people in Chapter 3, The River People. What language do the River People speak? How does Desiderio communicate with them?

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