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

2. Which of the following does the narrator note is a way to set up a flag?
(a) A Howitzer.
(b) A Springfield.
(c) A Gatling.
(d) A Hotchkiss.

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

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare hunger in “Cloud Watching”?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bird.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A cat.

5. With which of the following bluish semiprecious stones does the narrator’s brother reportedly always return?
(a) Howlite.
(b) Lapis lazuli.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Chrysocolla.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a grove of which of the following does the narrator’s brother preside?

2. Which of the following canids does the narrator note signifies death?

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Other Small Thundering”?

4. Which of the following ruminants does the narrator note are between her legs?

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

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