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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Geryon return home in “Fruit Bowl”?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By airplane.
(d) By taxi.

2. By whom was Stesichoros supposedly struck blind?
(a) Homer.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Helen of Troy.

3. What does Geryon touch inside his coat pocket outside the school in "Justice"?
(a) A dollar bill.
(b) A piece of ribbon.
(c) A scarab.
(d) A lucky penny.

4. Where does Geryon get a job in "Freedom"?
(a) The butcher shop.
(b) The candy store.
(c) The library.
(d) The bank.

5. What does Geryon's mother urge him to do in “Screendoor”?
(a) To have a glass of milk.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To do his homework.
(d) To read the newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Herakles and Geryon sit with Herakles' grandmother when they return to his home in “Memory Burn”?

2. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?

3. Lazer claims in “Distances” that the life story of all people involves them doing what?

4. What do Herakles and Geryon bicker about when returning to Herakles' home in “Memory Burn”?

5. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?

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