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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which of the following years does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1976.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Other Small Thundering”?
(a) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(b) “The Arizona highway sailed across the desert.”
(c) “Despair has a loose daughter.”
(d) “We are born with spinning coins in place of eyes.”

4. Which of the following candies does the narrator note receiving at Halloween?
(a) Reese's Pieces.
(b) Tootsie Rolls.
(c) Hershey bars.
(d) Snickers.

5. Which of the following does the narrator associate with her menstruation?
(a) Passenger train.
(b) Cattle train.
(c) Wedding train.
(d) Wagon train.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

2. To which of the following magicians does the narrator compare her brother?

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Downhill Triolets”?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “No More Cake Here”?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

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