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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
(a) "Perhaps."
(b) "In tears."
(c) "No."
(d) "Yes."

2. What has Herakles invited Geryon to see in ”Pair”?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A train.
(c) A demi-god.
(d) A hammer.

3. What smell in "Justice" "was pulling [Geryon] toward it / like a strong sea"?
(a) "The smell of grass everywhere."
(b) "The smell of Herakles' flowers."
(c) "The smell of dandelions."
(d) "The smell of the falling snow."

4. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?
(a) On the schoolyard.
(b) At church.
(c) At an arcade.
(d) At the bus depot.

5. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

6. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?
(a) Herakles' grandmother.
(b) Athena.
(c) Helen of Troy.
(d) Geryon's mother.

7. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Athena.
(d) Atremis.

8. What are Geryon and Herakles doing in “Walls”?
(a) Going into a cafe.
(b) Sitting in a bookstore.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Painting graffiti.

9. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?
(a) "The reticent volcano."
(b) "The winds of the coming storm."
(c) "The ashes of the forgotten."
(d) "His cold hands."

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

11. The opening of ”Pair” describes Geryon feeling a pain not felt since when?
(a) His father's death.
(b) The war.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) Childhood.

12. Where are Geryon and Herakles sitting in "Sex Question"?
(a) In church.
(b) In a movie theater.
(c) In Geryon's bedroom.
(d) In a car.

13. What does Geryon offer to do for his mother in the end of “Space and Time”?
(a) He offers to take her to the bus station.
(b) He offers to take her to the store.
(c) He offers to pour her a drink.
(d) He offers to light her cigarette.

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

15. What does Geryon receive from a friend of his mother's in “Ideas”?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Geryon's brother described in comparison to Geryon in the beginning of "Justice"?

2. What does Geryon name the lone survivor of the disaster in Herakles' hometown in "Hades"?

3. The subject in the opening line of “Lava” imagines being what alone in the dark?

4. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?

5. What does the waitress ask when she brings the food in ”Grooming"?

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