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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 *first* 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 makes of car does the narrator note are between her legs?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) BMW.
(c) Volkswagon.
(d) Fiat.

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

4. Which of the following is the first line of the title poem?
(a) “he lived in our basement and sacrificed my parents”
(b) “When we were children, we traced our knees”
(c) “Angels don’t come to the reservation”
(d) “I watched a lion eat a man like a piece of fruit”

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the first line of “The Facts of Art”?

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

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator refer to as a drummer?

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