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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ancash hit Geryon in “Photographs: Like and Not Like”?

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

3. What is described in the photograph in the opening line of “Photographs: I Am A Beast”?

4. Where were the animals on the carousel carved, according to Ancash in “Harrods”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the primary subject of “Photographs: The Meek”?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Geryon's character introduced in the narrative? How old is Geryon when his character is introduced in the first poems from “Red Meat: Fragments of Stesichoros”? What does Geryon look like?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of the developing artist in Autobiography of Red. What forms of art does Geryon experiment with in the narrative? How does Geryon advance as an artist? What statements do you think Anne Carson is making regarding the development of the artist?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Ancash in the novel. Where does Geryon meet Ancash? How would you describe the relationship between these characters? What leads to the conflict between them?

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