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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. “Autobiography of Red: A Romance” opens with a poem by whom?

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

3. Who claimed that Stesichoros was the "Most Homeric of the lyric poets," according to the author in the introduction?

4. What does Geryon touch inside his coat pocket outside the school in "Justice"?

5. What kind of hedge surrounds the windows of the kindergarten in "Justice"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the motif of the color red explored in "Justice," "Each," and "Rhinestones"?

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

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

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

5. What theme is explored in Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

6. What is the significance of the encounter with the centaur in "Geryon's Weekend"?

7. What comprises Appendix C: "Clearing Up of the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen"?

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

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

10. What motif appears in “Screendoor”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and works of Stesichoros. When did Stesichoros live? Where did he live? How many works did he write? How many remain? What is notable about his writing style?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the encounter between Geryon and the centaur. What do you think is foreshadowed by this encounter? How is the centaur described? What do you think the centaur represents metaphorically in the novel?

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