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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 does the narrator of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table” report painting on her lover’s *palms*?
(a) Peach.
(b) Avocado.
(c) Mango.
(d) Lime.

2. Which of the following gaming systems does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?
(a) Nintendo.
(b) Atari.
(c) Commodore.
(d) Colecovision.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?
(a) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”
(b) “—my parents live without light, groping.”
(c) “He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps.”
(d) “If he’s wearing knives for eyes.”

4. Which of the following does the narrator note has been disassembled in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) Electric keyboards.
(b) Guitar amps.
(c) A saxophone.
(d) Computer monitors.

5. Which of the following bones does the narrator’s brother mention in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Radius.
(b) Tibia.
(c) Humerus.
(d) Ulna.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the following is the phrase “Mojave necklace” a euphemism?

2. Which of the following does the narrator of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table” report painting on her lover’s *belly*?

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

4. Which of the following kinds of sailing ship does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?

5. How long does the narrator claim her mother has wept?

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