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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?
(a) Helen of Troy.
(b) Athena.
(c) Geryon's mother.
(d) Herakles' grandmother.

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

3. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?
(a) "Younger and smaller."
(b) "Thinner and smarter."
(c) "Fatter and wiser."
(d) "Bigger and older."

4. What is Geryon's mother standing next to in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) A gravestone.
(b) A statue.
(c) The ironing board.
(d) A school building.

5. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?
(a) "His cold hands."
(b) "The winds of the coming storm."
(c) "The ashes of the forgotten."
(d) "The reticent volcano."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon recall his dog doing in “Walls”?

2. What are Geryon and Herakles doing in “Walls”?

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

4. What does Geryon's mother suggest he use next time in making a sculpture in "Tuesday"?

5. Who is described as performing a sex act in public in ”Grooming"?

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