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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. The collection defines “yenni” as which of the following?
(a) Rock and roll.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Assault.
(d) Sex.

2. In which of the following do Mojave Barbie and Ken conduct their assignations?
(a) Dream Pool.
(b) Glam Getaway.
(c) Dream House.
(d) Dream Closet.

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

4. In which of the following kinds of trailer do the workers’ wives live in “The Facts of Art”?
(a) Starcraft.
(b) Airstream.
(c) Jayco.
(d) Winnwbago.

5. Which of the following gives Guy No-Horse his wheelchair?
(a) USPHS.
(b) PIMC.
(c) USDA.
(d) BIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following bluish semiprecious stones does the narrator’s brother reportedly always return?

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

3. Mojave Barbie has a tape of which of the following poets?

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

5. For which of the following is the phrase “Mojave necklace” a euphemism?

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