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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon's teacher ask his mother at the parent-teacher conference in “Ideas”?
(a) Whether he plans to attend college.
(b) Whether he has been tested for learning disabilities.
(c) Whether he is being bullied at home.
(d) Whether he writes anything with a happy ending.

2. What is printed on the t-shirt that Geryon wears in “Space and Time”?
(a) "Truth."
(b) "Silent Night."
(c) "No More Mud."
(d) "God Loves Lola."

3. What is Geryon's mother doing as she looks at him in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Pouring a glass of wine.
(c) Lighting a cigarette.
(d) Washing dishes.

4. Who took the photograph that is titled “Red Patience”?
(a) Herakles' grandmother.
(b) Stesichoros.
(c) Ancash's mother.
(d) Lazer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Stesichoros' words were collected in how many books, according to the author in the introduction?

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

3. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?

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

5. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?

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