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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Geryon's mother doing as she looks at him in the opening line from “Screendoor”?
(a) Pouring a glass of wine.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Lighting a cigarette.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

2. What does Geryon name the lone survivor of the disaster in Herakles' hometown in "Hades"?
(a) "Lazer."
(b) "Lava Man."
(c) "Zeus II."
(d) "The yellowbeard."

3. 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) "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."

4. What does Geryon's mother suggest he use next time in making a sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) A ten-dollar bill.
(b) A one-dollar bill.
(c) Clay.
(d) A hammer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?
(a) Incubus.
(b) Palinode.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Epitheton.

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

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

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

15. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?
(a) "Exploded."
(b) "Ran."
(c) "Wept."
(d) "Spilled."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is compared to "the sleep of the just" in "Each"?

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

4. The opening of ”Pair” describes Geryon feeling a pain not felt since when?

5. What is the red dog on the beach compared to in "Wings"?

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