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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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is Ancash's mother's home?

2. On whose shoulder does Geryon rest his head while traveling in “Gladys”?

3. “Mitwelt” opens with a sentence that states that "there is no person without" what?

4. What poet is being discussed in “Photographs: Jeats”?

5. How is the book that Geryon is reading described in “Gladys”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where in the novel does the climax occur?

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

3. What memories come to Geryon in “Tango”?

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

5. What does the title of the poem “Gladys” refer to?

6. What does the flour represent in “The Flashes in Which A Man Possesses Himself”?

7. How do the soldiers describe the volcano in “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?

8. What does the term “Mitwelt” refer to in this poem?

9. How is the setting described in “Roof”?

10. How have Geryon's circumstances changed in Section 8?

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