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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The opening line of “She” describes the house being dark except for a single light where?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the attic.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In the upper bedroom.

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

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

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

5. Geryon's autobiography includes references to whose deaths in “Ideas”?
(a) Geryon's and his dog's deaths.
(b) His parents' deaths.
(c) The death of Herakles' grandmother.
(d) The death of Herakles.

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

7. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A basket.
(c) Gold.
(d) A skull.

8. Who does Herakles grandmother claim to have known in “She”?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Isokrates.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

9. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?
(a) It means the ability to fly.
(b) It means going to school.
(c) It means glory and unity.
(d) It means separation and independence.

10. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?
(a) Yellow and orange.
(b) Red and black.
(c) Green and yellow.
(d) Red and blue.

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

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

13. The narrator says in the poetic excerpt of Appendix B: "The Palinode of Stesichoros by Stesichoros (Fragment 192 Poetae Melici Graeci)," "No you never went on the" what?
(a) "Golden carousel."
(b) "Benched ships."
(c) "River Styx."
(d) "Gray clouds."

14. What is Geryon's mother standing next to in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) A school building.
(b) The ironing board.
(c) A gravestone.
(d) A statue.

15. What kind of hedge surrounds the windows of the kindergarten in "Justice"?
(a) Dwarf yaupon holly.
(b) Azalea.
(c) Yew.
(d) Highbush cranberry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” concludes with the lines, "The only secret people keep / Is" what?

2. What does Geryon receive from a friend of his mother's in “Ideas”?

3. How many titles remain of Stesichoros' books today?

4. 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"?

5. Whose relationship with Geryon's is becoming more distant in “Space and Time”?

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