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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geryon's mother urge him to do in “Screendoor”?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To have a glass of milk.
(c) To do his homework.
(d) To read the newspaper.

2. What drink does the centaur give to Geryon in "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) Water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cognac.

3. Who is described as wearing rhinestones in "Rhinestones"?
(a) Geryon's mother.
(b) Herakles' grandmother.
(c) Athena.
(d) Helen of Troy.

4. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?
(a) Hermogenes.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Longinus.
(d) Suidas.

5. Where does Geryon encounter Herakles in "Change"?
(a) At church.
(b) At the bus depot.
(c) At an arcade.
(d) On the schoolyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What smell in "Justice" "was pulling [Geryon] toward it / like a strong sea"?

2. Who was Helen's mother, according to mythology?

3. Why is Geryon sent to his room in "Geryon's Parents"?

4. What word refers to a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem?

5. Who said of Stesichoros, "What a sweet genius in the use of adjectives"?

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