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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 does the narrator note her brother feeds “The slave girls” (1)?
(a) Trigo.
(b) Arroz.
(c) Frijoles.
(d) Maíz.

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

3. Which of the following canids does the narrator note signifies death?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Chihuahuas.

4. Which of the following libations does the narrator assert angels drink from silver cups?
(a) Rum.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Shochu.
(d) Whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator note is stamped on the side of the box of raisins?

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

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

5. Onto which of the following properties does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?

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