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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 Herakles said to smell of in “Kiss”?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Motor oil.
(c) Jasmines.
(d) Leather.

2. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?
(a) Alaska.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Argentina.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lazer say children inspire when he talks to Geryon?

2. What are Herakles and Ancash recording across South America in “Fast Forward”?

3. In what language is Geryon writing postcards in “Mitwelt”?

4. How many people are sitting at the table in the photograph described in “Photographs: Origin of Time”?

5. What day of the week is described in the opening of “Roof”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What motifs appear in “Slopes”? How are they introduced?

6. What is foreshadowed through the discussion of lava in "AA"?

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

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

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

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

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