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

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

3. Who was Helen's mother, according to mythology?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Athena.
(c) Leda.
(d) Demeter.

4. What does Geryon's teacher ask his mother at the parent-teacher conference in “Ideas”?
(a) Whether he writes anything with a happy ending.
(b) Whether he is being bullied at home.
(c) Whether he plans to attend college.
(d) Whether he has been tested for learning disabilities.

5. Who interrupts Geryon's conversation with his mother in "Click"?
(a) Longinus.
(b) Geryon’s father.
(c) Ancash's mother.
(d) Geryon's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is printed on the t-shirt that Geryon wears in “Space and Time”?

2. In what city was Stesichoros born?

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

4. What is Helen described as drinking a glass of in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

5. To whom does Plato compare Stesichoros in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What supposedly caused Stesichoros' "un-blinding"?

2. What are examples of foreshadowing seen in “Sex Question” through “Somnambula”?

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

4. How is the color red used as a motif in Section 5?

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

6. Describe the structure of the poems in the main storyline. How are the poems similar in their format?

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

8. How are volcanoes explored metaphorically in Section 6?

9. What is described in the poem "Herakles' Killing Arrow"?

10. How is Geryon's visit to the volcano explored metaphorically in Section 7?

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