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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1943.

2. What kind of hedge surrounds the windows of the kindergarten in "Justice"?
(a) Dwarf yaupon holly.
(b) Highbush cranberry.
(c) Azalea.
(d) Yew.

3. Who interrupts Geryon's conversation with his mother in "Click"?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Geryon’s father.
(c) Ancash's mother.
(d) Geryon's brother.

4. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Longinus.

5. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geryon's mother standing next to in the opening line from “Screendoor”?

2. In the first line of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," the narrator states, "No it is not" what?

3. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?

4. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?

5. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?

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