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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lazer say children inspire when he talks to Geryon?
(a) They inspire people to see distances.
(b) They inspire good will toward womankind.
(c) They inspire education.
(d) They inspire people to warfare.

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

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

7. What is yellowbeard's profession?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a librarian.
(c) He is a philosopher.
(d) He is an English teacher.

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

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

10. How did Geryon return home in “Fruit Bowl”?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By airplane.

11. What does Herakles describe Geryon saving in his dream in “Freedom"?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A yellow bird.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A red dog.

12. The opening sentence of “Slopes” suggests that Geryon could be very what?
(a) Charming.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Repulsive.

13. How do Geryon and the yellowbeard travel to the space for the presentation in “Slopes”?
(a) By train.
(b) By horseback.
(c) By limousine.
(d) By taxi.

14. What do Herakles and Ancash go downstairs to do in the end of “Roof”?
(a) Greet the horses.
(b) Call for a taxi.
(c) Fix a plumbing problem.
(d) Fix an electrical problem.

15. What do Herakles and Geryon bicker about when returning to Herakles' home in “Memory Burn”?
(a) The name of a movie.
(b) The distance to the stars.
(c) The elevation of Peru.
(d) Whether or not to steal a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe dusting "them" in the first sentence of “The Flashes in Which A Man Possesses Himself”?

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 does Geryon go with the yellowbeard after the lecture in “Distances”?

4. How old is Geryon in “Tunnel”?

5. How are Geryon, Herakles, and Ancash traveling in “Gladys”?

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