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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon imagine he sees in the living room in “Water”?
(a) A raven.
(b) A dog.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A cat.

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

3. What does Geryon have in his lap as he falls asleep in “Aeroplane”?
(a) A small dog.
(b) His autobiography.
(c) His guidebook.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

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

5. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Hermogenes.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Longinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon recall seeing killed in “Aeroplane”?

2. What does the yellowbeard lecture on in “Slopes”?

3. What color is associated with Geryon in “Walls”?

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

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

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