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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in the photograph in the opening line of “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?
(a) A man's naked back.
(b) A snake in the river.
(c) A guinea pig on a plate.
(d) A pair of grazing burros.

2. Where is Geryon in the opening of “Kiss”?
(a) A cafe.
(b) His hotel room.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A meeting for writers.

3. Geryon realizes in the end of “Photographs: Origin of Time” that he is desperate for what?
(a) To return home.
(b) To love someone.
(c) To call his mother.
(d) To return to his brother.

4. 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) Steel drums.
(b) Bakeries.
(c) Explosive devices.
(d) Weather vanes.

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

6. Stesichoros claims that he enjoyed seeing until what year in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1914.

7. The yellowbeard suggests that doctors hide the fact that many children are born with what in “Distances”?
(a) Missing limbs.
(b) Tails.
(c) Wings.
(d) Mental defects.

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

9. On whose shoulder does Geryon rest his head while traveling in “Gladys”?
(a) On Herakles' shoulder.
(b) On his mother's shoulder.
(c) On his brother's shoulder.
(d) On Ancash's shoulder.

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

11. What is the name of the volcano that Geryon's group is traveling to in “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?
(a) Etna.
(b) Vesuvius.
(c) Icchantikas.
(d) Krakatoa.

12. How many people are sitting at the table in the photograph described in “Photographs: Origin of Time”?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

13. The opening sentence of “Aeroplane” indicates that it is always what in the upper atmosphere?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

14. What does Geryon have in his lap as he falls asleep in “Aeroplane”?
(a) His autobiography.
(b) A small dog.
(c) His guidebook.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

15. The location for the presentation in “Slopes” is described as an abandoned factory for what?
(a) Cars.
(b) Mining equipment.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) War ammunitions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon ask of his mother in the end of “Tunnel”?

2. What does Herakles describe Geryon saving in his dream in “Freedom"?

3. How does Stesichoros respond when the interviewer says, "Which brings us to Helen" in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?

4. Where do Herakles and Geryon sit with Herakles' grandmother when they return to his home in “Memory Burn”?

5. Where are Herakles and Geryon going in the beginning of “Memory Burn”?

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