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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. Where is Geryon's mother described when he returns home in “Fruit Bowl”?
(a) On the living room sofa.
(b) At the kitchen table.
(c) In the garden.
(d) On the porch swing.

2. What word from “Interview (Stesichoros)” refers to a principle or set of beliefs laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true?
(a) Dogma.
(b) Epitheton.
(c) Incubus.
(d) Himera.

3. The opening sentence of “Kiss” suggests that "a healthy volcano is an exercise in" what?
(a) "The gravitational pull."
(b) "The love of humanity."
(c) "The uses of pressure."
(d) "The employment of fire."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Herakles and Geryon sit with Herakles' grandmother when they return to his home in “Memory Burn”?

2. Where is Ancash from?

3. What does Ancash say he wants to see Geryon do in “Photographs: Like and Not Like”?

4. Where is Geryon going to visit in “Tunnel”?

5. What does Geryon create for Ancash in “Photographs: *1748”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the reference to Helen in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?

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

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

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

5. What is suggested by the flushed cheeks of the passengers on the plane in “Gladys”?

6. Where in the novel does the climax occur?

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

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

9. What does Geryon take from Harrods? Why?

10. Describe Geryon's circumstances in “Tunnel.” How old is he at this point in the narrative?

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