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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Geryon and Herakles' grandmother discuss while alone in “Memory Burn”?
(a) The road to the mountains.
(b) Her photograph.
(c) His brother.
(d) The state of crime in the region.

2. How does Geryon's mother define the word "each" for him in "Each"?
(a) It means glory and unity.
(b) It means separation and independence.
(c) It means the ability to fly.
(d) It means going to school.

3. What are Geryon and Herakles doing in “Walls”?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Sitting in a bookstore.
(c) Painting graffiti.
(d) Going into a cafe.

4. How is the weather described when Geryon wakes in the night in “Water”?
(a) Amid a dust storm.
(b) Dry and windy.
(c) Raining.
(d) Snowing.

5. Geryon's autobiography includes references to whose deaths in “Ideas”?
(a) Geryon's and his dog's deaths.
(b) The death of Herakles.
(c) The death of Herakles' grandmother.
(d) His parents' deaths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herakles describe Geryon saving in his dream in “Freedom"?

2. What kind of livestock does the narrator describe Geryon raising in “Geryon”?

3. Where do Herakles and Geryon sit with Herakles' grandmother when they return to his home in “Memory Burn”?

4. What goddesss is describe as looking through the floor in "Meanwhilte in Heaven"?

5. What kind of food does Geryon use in making his sculpture in "Tuesday"?

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