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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon's brother place on his head in "Rhinestones"?

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

3. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?

4. In the poem that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance,” what is said to keep "His never slumbering plan"?

5. The opening line of “She” describes the house being dark except for a single light where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the word "each" in the poem with the same title?

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

4. What is noted about the innovations of Stesichoros' writing in “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

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

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

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

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

9. What is significant about the quote that opens “Autobiography of Red: A Romance”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the story of Stesichoros being blinded by Helen of Troy. What caused Helen to blind Stesichoros? How did Stesichoros reverse his fate? What arguments are made regarding this story in Autobiography of Red?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Herakles in Autobiography of Red. When and where does Geryon meet Herakles? What is the nature of their relationship? How does this relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 3

How is Geryon's character introduced in the narrative? How old is Geryon when his character is introduced in the first poems from “Red Meat: Fragments of Stesichoros”? What does Geryon look like?

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