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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?
(a) Opium.
(b) Rain.
(c) Honey.
(d) The ocean.

3. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?
(a) 100 B.C.
(b) 500 B.C.
(c) 250 B.C.
(d) 650 B.C.

4. The poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” concludes with the lines, "The only secret people keep / Is" what?
(a) "Immortality."
(b) "Truth."
(c) "Nightmares."
(d) "Betrayal."

5. What does Geryon's mother tidy on him before he leaves in “Screendoor”?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His hair.
(c) His tie.
(d) His wings.

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

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

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

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

10. What question does Geryon ask Herakles in "Sex Question"?
(a) "Are roses being burned alive?"
(b) "Who is your father?"
(c) "Did Helen of Troy really exist?"
(d) "Is it true you think about sex every day?"

11. What author is described in the introduction as summing up Picasso in saying, "This one was working"?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) William Butler Yeats.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

12. What does Geryon recall his dog doing in “Walls”?
(a) Running away from home.
(b) Eating his ice cream cone.
(c) Biting a mailman.
(d) Getting hit by a car.

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

14. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1977.

15. 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"?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Fall of Troy.
(d) The murder of Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?

2. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?

3. What word from “Geryon's Parents" refers to a Lilin-demon in male form who lies upon women in order to engage in sexual activity with them?

4. In what city was Stesichoros born?

5. What is the cup made from that the centaur offers Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?

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