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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 is the first line of “Orange Alert”?
(a) “In the Kashmir mountains.”
(b) “My brother still hears the tanks.”
(c) “There are certain words.”
(d) “I dipped my fingers in the candle wax at church.”

2. Which of the following does the narrator note is between her legs?
(a) San José.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) San Sebastián.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Why I Don’t Mention Flowers When Conversations with My Brother Reach Uncomfortable Silences”?
(a) “In the Kashmir mountains.”
(b) “My brother still hears the tanks.”
(c) “I dipped my fingers in the candle wax at church.”
(d) “There are certain words.”

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

5. To which of the following does the narrator’s father compare his children?
(a) Cougars.
(b) Aardwolves.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Hyenas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first to be acknowledged in the author’s list of acknowledgements?

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare road workers?

3. Of which of the following birds’ feces is the narrator’s brother reported to smell?

4. The collection defines “yenni” as which of the following?

5. Which of the following small mammals does the narrator note signifies death?

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