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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Geryon recall doing a science project in “Mitwelt”?
(a) 3rd grade.
(b) 7th grade.
(c) 5th grade.
(d) 1st grade.

2. What does Ancash's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a cook.
(b) She is a banker.
(c) She is a schoolteacher.
(d) She is a beautician.

3. How are Geryon, Herakles, and Ancash traveling in “Gladys”?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By bus.
(c) By plane.
(d) By train.

4. Where does Geryon encounter Ancash after leaving his hotel room in “Photographs: Like and Not Like”?
(a) The hotel garden.
(b) The lobby restroom.
(c) The hotel bar.
(d) The front desk.

5. What does Geryon ask of his mother in the end of “Tunnel”?
(a) To allow him to visit Herakles.
(b) Not to smoke too much.
(c) Not to divorce his father.
(d) To be kind to his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from “Interview (Stesichoros)” refers to a principle or set of beliefs laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true?

2. What kind of books is Geryon reading in the beginning of “Kiss”?

3. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?

4. What do Herakles and Ancash go downstairs to do in the end of “Roof”?

5. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss while alone in “Memory Burn”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Geryon feel about his circumstances while traveling in “Aeroplane”?

2. How is volcano imagery employed in “Kiss”?

3. What is significant about Ancash's legend of his people in “Eyewitnesses”?

4. What is suggested by the flushed cheeks of the passengers on the plane in “Gladys”?

5. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss in “Memory Burn”?

6. What is Geryon doing when he encounters Herakles in "Kiss"? Why?

7. What does Geryon's photograph represent in “Distances”?

8. What is significant about the yellowbeard in Autobiography of Red?

9. What does Geryon take from Harrods? Why?

10. What is significant about the name of the volcano that Geryon goes to visit with Ancash, his mother, and Herakles?

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