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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. How is the book that Geryon is reading described in “Gladys”?

2. What kind of animal from the carousel does Herakles take in “Harrods”?

3. How do Herakles, Ancash, and Geryon plan to travel to the volcano in “Eyewitnesses”?

4. What color is the awning over Harrods?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is significant about Geryon's job in "Freedom"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the settings established in Autobiography of Red. Where does Geryon grow up? Where does he meet Herakles as an adult? Where does Geryon travel in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Geryon's family members and discuss the dynamics of his family. With whom is Geryon closest growing up? Why? How would you describe Geryon's relationship with his older brother?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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