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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 does the narrator compare her brother’s followers?
(a) Clowns.
(b) Acrobats.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Animal-tamers.

2. Which of the following does Reservation Mary’s suitor buy for her?
(a) Crown and Coke.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) Jack ‘n’ Coke.
(d) Wild Turkey ‘n’ Coke.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Soirée Fantastique”?
(a) “My brother’s shadow flutters from his shoulders, a magician’s cape.”
(b) “When my brother died.”
(c) “Houdini arrived first, with Antigone on his arm.”
(d) “Thaïs has burst my shirt to flames, you say.”

4. Which of the following appliance brands does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?
(a) LG.
(b) Maytag.
(c) Electorlux.
(d) Amana.

5. 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) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(c) “Despair has a loose daughter.”
(d) “The Arizona highway sailed across the desert.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the color of Jimmy Eagle’s truck?

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

3. To which meal are Ken and Skipper confined?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note her brother feeds “The slave girls” (1)?

5. To which of the following precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?

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