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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what setting does Geryon leave with the centaur in the beginning of "Geryon's Weekend"?
(a) The church.
(b) The bar.
(c) The garden.
(d) The maze.

2. What is the sound of horses compared to in “Geryon’s War Record”?
(a) "A volcano mid-eruption."
(b) "Roses being burned alive."
(c) "A freed shadow."
(d) "Thunder clapping in the distance."

3. The opening of ”Pair” describes Geryon feeling a pain not felt since when?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) His father's death.
(c) The war.
(d) Childhood.

4. When were the most recent fragments of Stesichoros' works recovered from cartonnage in Egypt?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1977.

5. What does Geryon's mother suggest he use next time in making a sculpture in "Tuesday"?
(a) A hammer.
(b) Clay.
(c) A ten-dollar bill.
(d) A one-dollar bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geryon receive from a friend of his mother's in “Ideas”?

2. What does Geryon recall his dog doing in “Walls”?

3. Who said of Stesichoros' works, "Makes those old stories new," according to the author in the novel's introduction?

4. Geryon's mother is described in "Geryon's Reversible Destiny" as being the "Engineer of his" what?

5. What color are the butterflies that Geryon points out in “Somnambula”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who do you think is referred to by the word "Him" in "Meanwhile He Came"? Why?

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

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

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

6. What is a palinode? What palinode is described in Appendix A: “Testimonia on the Question of Stesichoros’ Blinding by Helen”?

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

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

9. What is the purpose of the book's introduction “Red Meat: What Difference did Stesichoros Make?”

10. What sexual abuse is described in "Each"?

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