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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following luchadores does the narrator compare her father?
(a) Mil Máscaras.
(b) Rey Mysterio.
(c) Místico.
(d) El Santo.

2. Which of the following does the narrator note is taken in by the rolling ball of masa?
(a) Creosotes.
(b) Prickly pears.
(c) Mesquites.
(d) Palmer's oaks.

3. What color hair do the women who dance with Guy No-Horse have?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

4. 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.”

5. With which of the following does the narrator associate Huitzliopochtli?
(a) Hummingbird.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Wren.
(d) Tanager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator include among “the perpetual exhibits” in her parents’ home (46)?

2. Which of the following do Guy No-Horse’s observers yell?

3. Which of the following is the first line of “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

4. Which of the following is noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?

5. Which of the following is the *first* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?

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