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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, “10. Apotheosis of Kiss” to “16. A Wild Life Zoo” and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator recognize from her brother’s childhood in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A baseball glove.
(c) A football helmet.
(d) Soccer shinguards.

2. Which of the following terms does the narrator’s father use to refer to methamphetamine?
(a) Crank.
(b) White cross.
(c) Dope.
(d) Speed.

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

4. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother order in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

5. Behind which of the following does the narrator note her brother marches?
(a) Phryne.
(b) Thaïs.
(c) Gnathaena.
(d) Aspasia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note is between her legs?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?

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

4. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother wants to kill him in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

5. With which of the following quotations is “A Wild Life Zoo” prefaced?

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