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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) Herakles' grandmother.
(b) Athena.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) Geryon's mother.

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

3. Where are Herakles and Geryon going in the beginning of “Memory Burn”?
(a) To a bookstore.
(b) To a school play.
(c) To a candy store.
(d) To a video store.

4. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) The maze.
(b) The church.
(c) The garden.
(d) The bar.

5. What smell in "Justice" "was pulling [Geryon] toward it / like a strong sea"?
(a) "The smell of dandelions."
(b) "The smell of the falling snow."
(c) "The smell of grass everywhere."
(d) "The smell of Herakles' flowers."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?

2. What do Herakles and Geryon bicker about when returning to Herakles' home in “Memory Burn”?

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

4. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?

5. What does Geryon's teacher ask his mother at the parent-teacher conference in “Ideas”?

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