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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 does Geryon create for Ancash in “Photographs: *1748”?
(a) A bracelet of rope.
(b) A painting of a mountain.
(c) A sculpture made of clay.
(d) A picture of him flying.

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

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

4. Where is Ancash from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Peru.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Brazil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is yellowbeard's profession?

2. What does the yellowbeard lecture on in “Slopes”?

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

4. What is described in the photograph in the opening line of “Photographs: The Meek”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geryon take from Harrods? Why?

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

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

4. How is the setting described in “Huaraz”?

5. Who is Lazer? How is his character introduced?

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

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

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

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

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

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