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

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

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

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

5. How do Herakles, Ancash, and Geryon plan to travel to the volcano in “Eyewitnesses”?
(a) By train.
(b) By airplane.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By rental car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Geryon's mother described when he returns home in “Fruit Bowl”?

2. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?

3. Where is Geryon in the opening of “Harrods”?

4. How many soldiers surround the car in “Photographs: Jeats”?

5. What does Ancash's mother do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Ancash? How is this character introduced?

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

9. What does Geryon take from Harrods? Why?

10. What is the central conflict in “Photographs: Like and Not Like”?

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