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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” concludes with the lines, "The only secret people keep / Is" what?
(a) "Nightmares."
(b) "Immortality."
(c) "Betrayal."
(d) "Truth."

2. What does the waitress ask when she brings the food in ”Grooming"?
(a) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are on a school trip.
(b) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are newlyweds.
(c) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are old enough to drink.
(d) She asks if Geryon and Herakles are brothers.

3. What do Herakles and Geryon bicker about when returning to Herakles' home in “Memory Burn”?
(a) The name of a movie.
(b) Whether or not to steal a car.
(c) The elevation of Peru.
(d) The distance to the stars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is associated with Geryon in “Walls”?

2. In "Grooming," the opening sentence describes living childhood close to what?

3. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?

4. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?

5. What does Geryon's mother tidy on him before he leaves in “Screendoor”?

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