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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 thing Houdini drops through Jesus’s right hand?
(a) A butter knife.
(b) A steak knife.
(c) A candelabra.
(d) A spade.

2. Which of the following is the first line of “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Work Up and I Was a Shark?’”?
(a) “You would have, too.”
(b) “Tonight, after reading Lorca’s Cante jondo, I’m ready, dressed.”
(c) “To be next to you again.”
(d) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”

3. Which of the following is the *first* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?
(a) Janet.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Ted.
(d) Diane.

4. Which of the following is the first to be acknowledged in the author’s list of acknowledgements?
(a) Lee Quinby.
(b) Michael Wiegers.
(c) Khadijah Queen.
(d) Fran Ringold.

5. 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.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the color of Jimmy Eagle’s truck?

3. To which of the following flowers does the narrator compare her parents?

4. To which of the following does the narrator’s father compare his children?

5. Which of the following does the narrator include among “the perpetual exhibits” in her parents’ home (46)?

(see the answer key)

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