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

2. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?
(a) Suidas.
(b) Homer.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Isokrates.

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

4. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Goats.
(d) Bison.

5. Who is described as performing a sex act in public in ”Grooming"?
(a) Ancash's mother.
(b) The yellowbeard.
(c) Geryon.
(d) Lazer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the closing statement in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

2. What drink does the centaur give to Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?

3. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?

4. What does Geryon offer to do for his mother in the end of “Space and Time”?

5. What is described as making Geryon's brother happy in "Justice"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suggested by the references to the color red in Section 6?

2. How would you describe the language style in the introduction to the novel?

3. What motif appears in “Screendoor”?

4. What is signficant about Geryon's perception of himself in "Right"?

5. What irony can be seen in the poem "Justice"?

6. To whom is the Greek writer Stesichoros compared in “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

7. What does the dog signify in "Wings" and the other early poems in the novel?

8. How is the theme of sexual dominance explored in Section 7?

9. Who do you think is referred to by the word "Him" in "Meanwhile He Came"? Why?

10. Why and how is Virginia Woolf alluded to in "She"?

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