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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many titles remain of Stesichoros' books today?
(a) 100 or so.
(b) 5 or so.
(c) 20 or so.
(d) 12 or so.
2. Who does Herakles grandmother claim to have known in “She”?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Isokrates.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Gertrude Stein.
3. 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 upper bedroom.
(d) In the attic.
4. What is printed on the t-shirt that Geryon wears in “Space and Time”?
(a) "Silent Night."
(b) "Truth."
(c) "No More Mud."
(d) "God Loves Lola."
5. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?
(a) For hitting his brother at the dinner table.
(b) For talking back to his father.
(c) For kicking the dog.
(d) For wearing a mask at the supper table.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city was Stesichoros born?
2. In “Geryon,” the narrator says, "Geryon's dream began red then slipped out of the vat and" what?
3. Who interrupts Geryon's conversation with his mother in "Click"?
4. 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?
5. In "Geryon's Death Begins," the narrator says, "Geryon walked the red length of his mind and answered" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What theme is explored in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?
2. What are examples of foreshadowing seen in “Sex Question” through “Somnambula”?
3. How is the color red employed as a motif in the novel?
4. What is a palinode? What palinode is described in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
5. How is the theme of sexual dominance explored in Section 7?
6. What is described in the poem "Herakles' Killing Arrow"?
7. What major character in the verse novel is introduced in Section 5?
8. Who do you think is referred to by the word "Him" in "Meanwhile He Came"? Why?
9. Where is Herakles hometown? How is it described?
10. What irony can be seen in the poem "Justice"?
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