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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 noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?
(a) White, white frosting.
(b) White, chocolate frosting.
(c) Chocolate, white frosting.
(d) Chocolate, chocolate frosting.

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?
(a) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(b) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(c) “Pack the suitcases with white cans of corned beef.”
(d) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”

3. Which of the following does the narrator include among “the perpetual exhibits” in her parents’ home (46)?
(a) The Devil Made Me Do It.
(b) I Hear Radio in My Teeth.
(c) My Precious Bodily Fluids.
(d) Jesus Told Me To.

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 mythical beasts does the narrator compare her brother?
(a) Harpy.
(b) Centaur.
(c) Minotaur.
(d) Chimera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of “Of Course She Looked Back”?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

3. Which of the following does the narrator associate with the loincloth of a greedy god?

4. Which of the following fruits does the narrator of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” include among “all the things we want to taste” (75)?

5. How many children does the narrator note her father has?

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