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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. What is described in the photograph in the opening sentence of “Photographs: The Old Days”?

2. What is Herakles said to smell of in “Kiss”?

3. What color is discussed in the interview in “Interview (Stesichoros)”?

4. What poet is being discussed 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. Where in the novel does the climax occur?

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

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

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

6. What does Geryon take from Harrods? Why?

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

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

9. What does the term “Mitwelt” refer to in this poem?

10. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss in “Memory Burn”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of coming of age in Autobiography of Red. What aspects of growing up are highlighted in Geryon's story? How does Geryon change as he grows from a boy into a man?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Herakles in Autobiography of Red. When and where does Geryon meet Herakles? What is the nature of their relationship? How does this relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of the main story in Autobiography of Red. From what point of view is the story related? Is the narrator omniscient or limited in perspective? How do each of these choices impact the story?

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