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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, “1. I Watch Her Eat the Apple” to “9. Of Course She Looked Back”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) “—my parents live without light, groping.”
(b) “If he’s wearing knives for eyes.”
(c) “He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps.”
(d) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare road workers?
(a) Fire ants.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Roaches.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?
(a) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(b) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(c) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(d) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”

4. With which of the following dusts does the narrator note her brother glimmers?
(a) Vacuum.
(b) Pixie.
(c) Woofle.
(d) Diamond.

5. Which of the following does the collection present as the definition of formication?
(a) “Application of branded laminate flooring or countertop.”
(b) “Sensation of insects or snakes running over or into the skin.”
(c) “Adoption of cultural norms and standards associated with Taiwan.”
(d) “Assimilation by or conformity to ants.”

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following mythical beasts does the narrator compare her brother?

2. Behind which of the following does the narrator note her brother marches?

3. Which of the following does the narrator recognize from her brother’s childhood in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

4. To which of the following does the narrator note Santa Teresa sacrificed herself?

5. Which of the following weapons does the narrator describe as “blue tapers” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?

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