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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many soldiers surround the car in “Photographs: Jeats”?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What does Geryon recall his brother doing after he's come home from a dance in “Tango”?
(a) Having a fight with their father.
(b) Making a stack of sandwiches.
(c) Kicking the family dog.
(d) Stealing the family car.

3. What is described in the photograph in the opening sentence of “Photographs: The Old Days”?
(a) A pair of grazing burros.
(b) A guinea pig on a plate.
(c) A man's naked back.
(d) A snake in the river.

4. In the opening sentence of “Distances,” the narrator suggests that what question had intrigued Geryon for much of his life?
(a) The question of sexuality.
(b) The question of family and its meaning.
(c) The question of the nature of time.
(d) The question of fate versus free will.

5. What kind of books is Geryon reading in the beginning of “Kiss”?
(a) Philosophy books.
(b) Poetry books.
(c) History books.
(d) Literary books.

6. What have been built into the walls of the volcano that Geryon's group is going to visit in “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?
(a) Bakeries.
(b) Weather vanes.
(c) Explosive devices.
(d) Steel drums.

7. What is noted about the fruit bowl in “Fruit Bowl”?
(a) It is always filled with apples.
(b) It is always full of water.
(c) It is always empty.
(d) It has been stolen.

8. In what language is Geryon writing postcards in “Mitwelt”?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) English.

9. Why does Ancash hit Geryon in “Photographs: Like and Not Like”?
(a) Because Geryon slept with Herakles.
(b) Because Geryon lied about stealing money.
(c) Because he saw Geryon's wings.
(d) Because Geryon shot his brother.

10. How is the hotel described where Geryon and his companions are staying in “Huaraz”?
(a) Urban.
(b) Empty.
(c) Bustling.
(d) Crowded.

11. What word refers to South American cowboys in “Aeroplane”?
(a) Burros.
(b) Gauchos.
(c) Incubi.
(d) Matadors.

12. What word from “Interview (Stesichoros)” refers to a principle or set of beliefs laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true?
(a) Incubus.
(b) Himera.
(c) Epitheton.
(d) Dogma.

13. What is Geryon defined as in the verse novel?
(a) As a monster.
(b) As a god.
(c) As a dragon.
(d) As a demi-god.

14. Where are Herakles and Geryon going in the beginning of “Memory Burn”?
(a) To a school play.
(b) To a video store.
(c) To a candy store.
(d) To a bookstore.

15. Who falls asleep on the way to the volcano in “AA”?
(a) Geryon.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Herakles.
(d) Lazer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon do when he returns to his hotel in “Distances”?

2. What are the women doing by the side of the road when Geryon, Herakles, and Ancash pass them in the end of “Car”?

3. Where are Geryon and Herakles in the beginning of “Fast Forward”?

4. When he is in the bookstore, Geryon is distracted by a man playing games outside with what in “Kiss”?

5. Where is Geryon going to visit in “Tunnel”?

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