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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Grooming," the opening sentence describes living childhood close to what?
(a) The sky.
(b) The forest.
(c) The sea.
(d) The desert.

3. What does Geryon offer to do for his mother in the end of “Space and Time”?
(a) He offers to light her cigarette.
(b) He offers to take her to the store.
(c) He offers to take her to the bus station.
(d) He offers to pour her a drink.

4. Whose quote opens “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”
(a) Emily Dickinson's.
(b) Homer's.
(c) Sophocles'.
(d) Gertrude Stein's.

5. What is printed on the t-shirt that Geryon wears in “Space and Time”?
(a) "God Loves Lola."
(b) "No More Mud."
(c) "Silent Night."
(d) "Truth."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Geryon's mother described when he returns home in “Fruit Bowl”?

2. What does Geryon recall his brother doing after he's come home from a dance in “Tango”?

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

4. Approximately when was Stesichoros born?

5. Where is the particular kind of lava called "aa" described in “AA”?

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