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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Geryon ask Herakles for change in "Change"?
(a) To call home.
(b) To buy a newspaper.
(c) To buy a soda.
(d) To buy food.

2. The opening of ”Pair” describes Geryon feeling a pain not felt since when?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) Childhood.
(d) The war.

3. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A football helmet.
(c) An empty fruit bowl.
(d) A baseball cap.

4. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Atremis.

5. What does Geryon's mother suggest he use next time in making a sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) A one-dollar bill.
(b) A hammer.
(c) Clay.
(d) A ten-dollar bill.

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

7. What does Geryon touch inside his coat pocket outside the school in "Justice"?
(a) A lucky penny.
(b) A piece of ribbon.
(c) A scarab.
(d) A dollar bill.

8. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?
(a) "A volcano mid-eruption."
(b) "A freed shadow."
(c) "Roses being burned alive."
(d) "Thunder clapping in the distance."

9. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) A basket.
(b) Gold.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A skull.

10. The subject in the opening line of “Lava” imagines being what alone in the dark?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A woman.
(c) A lion.
(d) A dragon.

11. Geryon's mother is described in "Geryon's Reversible Destiny" as being the "Engineer of his" what?
(a) "Mind."
(b) "Softness."
(c) "Birth."
(d) "Creativity."

12. What is the described as the "unsavory aftermath" of Helen's sexual misconduct in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
(a) The murder of Julius Caesar.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Fall of Troy.
(d) World War I.

13. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Homer.
(c) Isokrates.
(d) Suidas.

14. The opening line of “She” describes the house being dark except for a single light where?
(a) In the attic.
(b) On the porch.
(c) In the upper bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

15. With whom is Herakles sitting on the lawn when Geryon finds him in “Somnambula”?
(a) Herakles' grandmother.
(b) Ancash.
(c) Lazer.
(d) Geryon’s father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does the centaur give to Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?

2. What word from “Geryon's Parents" refers to a Lilin-demon in male form who lies upon women in order to engage in sexual activity with them?

3. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

4. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?

5. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?

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