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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 “Soirée Fantastique”?
(a) “My brother’s shadow flutters from his shoulders, a magician’s cape.”
(b) “When my brother died.”
(c) “Houdini arrived first, with Antigone on his arm.”
(d) “Thaïs has burst my shirt to flames, you say.”

2. From which of the following is the inscription at the beginning of “The Facts of Art” taken?
(a) Portsmouth, Virginia.
(b) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(c) Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
(d) Portsmouth, Ohio.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(b) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(c) “Who mines her throat?”
(d) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”

4. In which of the following does El Maragato suffer a wound?
(a) Buttock.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Bicep.
(d) Calf.

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare methamphetamine?
(a) Khayal.
(b) Marid.
(c) Efreet.
(d) Jinn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first thing Houdini drops through Jesus’s right hand?

2. How many stanzas does “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” have?

3. To which of the following libraries does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table”?

5. In which of the following do Mojave Barbie and Ken conduct their assignations?

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