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

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(b) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(c) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(d) “Who mines her throat?”

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?
(a) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(b) “Pack the suitcases with white cans of corned beef.”
(c) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(d) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”

4. Which of the following describes the suit in “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) Charcoal three-piece.
(b) Navy three-piece.
(c) Navy two-piece.
(d) Charcoal two-piece.

5. Which of the following does the narrator refer to as a drummer?
(a) Hotchkiss.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Gatling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Along which of the following does the narrator’s brother stumble?

3. What color hair do the women who dance with Guy No-Horse have?

4. Which of the following documents is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

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

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