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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I, “9. Cloud Watching” to “18. The Clouds Are Buffalo Limping toward Jesus”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along which of the following does the narrator’s brother stumble?
(a) El Camino de los Muertos.
(b) Via Muerte.
(c) La Avenida de los Muertos.
(d) Avenida Real.

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare her parents?
(a) Eulogies.
(b) Effervescence.
(c) Effigies.
(d) Energies.

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

4. Of which of the following birds’ feces is the narrator’s brother reported to smell?
(a) Parrot.
(b) Peacock.
(c) Roadrunner.
(d) Astrapia.

5. Onto which of the following properties does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?
(a) Running Elk.
(b) Jumping Spider.
(c) Jumping Bull.
(d) Sitting Bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the *first* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?

2. In which of the following years does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?

3. Which of the following describes the suit in “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

4. Which of the following candies does the narrator note receiving at Halloween?

5. In posing a hypothetical about God, of which of the following does the narrator suggest God might have wings?

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