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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awful Rowing Toward God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Rats Live On No Evil Star" is a revision of what Biblical story?
(a) Joseph and his coat of colors.
(b) Adam and Eve.
(c) Daniel in the lions' den.
(d) The story of Job.

2. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?
(a) A forbidden rendevous.
(b) Sexual tease.
(c) Honeymoon.
(d) Pregnancy.

3. What building is in "Riding the Elevator Into the Sky"?
(a) A bank.
(b) A hotel.
(c) An office building.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

4. What does Doctor Faustus sell his soul to the devil for in "Faustus and I"?
(a) Money and fame.
(b) Knowledge and power.
(c) Eternal youth.
(d) Health and family.

5. What is the tone of "Moon Song, Woman Song"?
(a) Dreamy.
(b) Nightmarish.
(c) Loving.
(d) Hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Doctors" criticize?

2. "Loving the Killer" takes place where?

3. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?

4. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?

5. What is particularly depicted in "God's Backside"?

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