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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the conclusion of the interview in “Interview (Stesichoros)”, Stesichoros says, "So glad you didn't ask about" what?
(a) "Herakles."
(b) "The little red dog."
(c) "The roses burned alive."
(d) "My mother."

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

3. What poet is being discussed in “Photographs: Jeats”?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

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

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

6. What is Geryon doing when the phone rings in the beginning of “Tunnel”?
(a) He is playing guitar.
(b) He is reading.
(c) He is writing.
(d) He is packing.

7. What color is discussed in the interview in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

8. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss while alone in “Memory Burn”?
(a) His brother.
(b) The state of crime in the region.
(c) Her photograph.
(d) The road to the mountains.

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

10. In what city is Ancash's mother's home?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Bogota.
(c) Lima.
(d) Buenos Aires.

11. 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.

12. “Mitwelt” opens with a sentence that states that "there is no person without" what?
(a) "A life."
(b) "A mother."
(c) "A world."
(d) "A dream."

13. What does the narrator describe dusting "them" in the first sentence of “The Flashes in Which A Man Possesses Himself”?
(a) Lava.
(b) Salt.
(c) Flour.
(d) Water.

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

15. What are Herakles and Ancash recording across South America in “Fast Forward”?
(a) Volcanoes.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Animals.
(d) Ordinary people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon imagine he sees in the living room in “Water”?

2. What have been built into the walls of the volcano that Geryon's group is going to visit in “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?

3. How did Geryon return home in “Fruit Bowl”?

4. What does Geryon think that people are in “The Flashes in Which A Man Possesses Himself”?

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

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