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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon's mother tidy on him before he leaves in “Screendoor”?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His tie.
(c) His hair.
(d) His wings.

2. What does Geryon's mother urge him to do in “Screendoor”?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To do his homework.
(c) To have a glass of milk.
(d) To read the newspaper.

3. What is the closing statement in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
(a) "Either Helen existed or she did not."
(b) "Either Stesichoros was a blind man or he was not."
(c) "If Stesichoros was a blind man either we will lie or if not not."
(d) "Either Helen was the daughter of Zeus or she was not."

4. In the first line of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator states, "No it is not" what?
(a) "The days of old."
(b) "The true story."
(c) "Yet summertime."
(d) "Tomorrow's rain."

5. Who interrupts Geryon's conversation with his mother in "Click"?
(a) Geryon's brother.
(b) Geryon’s father.
(c) Ancash's mother.
(d) Longinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geryon's mother standing next to in the opening line from “Screendoor”?

2. What kind of hedge surrounds the windows of the kindergarten in "Justice"?

3. In what city was Stesichoros born?

4. What is Helen described as drinking a glass of in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

5. Stesichoros is said to have spoken a mixed dialect in the novel's introduction. What dialects did he speak?

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