1. The yellowbeard suggests that doctors hide the fact that many children are born with what in “Distances”?
(a) Mental defects.
(b) Missing limbs.
(c) Wings.
(d) Tails.

2. How is the book that Geryon is reading described in “Gladys”?
(a) Boring and historical.
(b) Post-modern.
(c) Poetic and flowery.
(d) Pornographic.

3. Who falls asleep on the way to the volcano in “AA”?
(a) Geryon.
(b) Suidas.
(c) Lazer.
(d) Herakles.

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

5. What kind of animal from the carousel does Herakles take in “Harrods”?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A lion.
(c) A horse.
(d) An elephant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the described as the "unsavory aftermath" of Helen's sexual misconduct in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

2. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?

3. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?

4. Why does Geryon ask Herakles for change in "Change"?

5. Geryon's autobiography includes references to whose deaths in “Ideas”?

(see the answer key)

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