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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?
(a) For wearing a mask at the supper table.
(b) For hitting his brother at the dinner table.
(c) For kicking the dog.
(d) For talking back to his father.

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

3. How is the weather described when Geryon wakes in the night in “Water”?
(a) Raining.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Amid a dust storm.
(d) Dry and windy.

4. What is noted about the fruit bowl in “Fruit Bowl”?
(a) It is always full of water.
(b) It is always filled with apples.
(c) It has been stolen.
(d) It is always empty.

5. What does Geryon do with his wings in ”Pair”?
(a) He straps them down.
(b) He cuts them off.
(c) He washes them.
(d) He stretches them and then flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon's mother urge him to do in “Screendoor”?

2. What does Geryon imagine he sees in the living room in “Water”?

3. The opening of ”Pair” describes Geryon feeling a pain not felt since when?

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

5. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?

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