1. What is the first claim that is made in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
(a) "Either Stesichoros was a blind man or he was not."
(b) "If Stesichoros was a blind man either we will lie or if not not."
(c) "Either Helen existed or she did not."
(d) "Either Helen was the daughter of Zeus or she was not."

2. What color is associated with Geryon in “Walls”?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

3. What question does Geryon ask Herakles in "Sex Question"?
(a) "Did Helen of Troy really exist?"
(b) "Who is your father?"
(c) "Are roses being burned alive?"
(d) "Is it true you think about sex every day?"

4. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss while alone in “Memory Burn”?
(a) Her photograph.
(b) The road to the mountains.
(c) His brother.
(d) The state of crime in the region.

5. What kind of food does Geryon use in making his sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) An orange.
(b) An olive.
(c) A tomato.
(d) An apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. “Mitwelt” opens with a sentence that states that "there is no person without" what?

3. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?

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

5. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?

(see the answer key)

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