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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 flowers does the narrator note as being in her parents’ yard?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Oleanders.
(c) Lemon bottlebrush.
(d) St. John's Wort.

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

3. Which of the following sodas does the woman with no legs drink?
(a) Diet Coke.
(b) Diet Pepsi.
(c) Diet Dr Pepper.
(d) Diet Mountain Dew.

4. To which of the following libraries does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) NYPL.
(b) Babel.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Bodleian.

5. Which of the following flowers does the narrator note as present in her parents’ home?
(a) Aliantha.
(b) Lantana.
(c) Orchid.
(d) Philodendron.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following periodicals does Diaz note previously publishing a work from her collection?

2. In which of the following does El Maragato suffer a wound?

3. Which of the following items of jewelry is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

4. Which make of truck does the narrator’s father drive?

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

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