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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, “1. I Watch Her Eat the Apple” to “9. Of Course She Looked Back”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table” report painting on her lover’s *palms*?
(a) Avocado.
(b) Lime.
(c) Mango.
(d) Peach.

3. Of which of the following does the narrator note her brother’s clothes smell?
(a) Wax.
(b) Matches.
(c) Candles.
(d) Oils.

4. Which of the following fruits does the narrator of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” include among “all the things we want to taste” (75)?
(a) Key lime.
(b) Star Ruby grapefruit.
(c) Eureka lemon.
(d) Blood orange.

5. Which of the following does the narrator recognize from her brother’s childhood in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A football helmet.
(c) Soccer shinguards.
(d) A baseball glove.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following avians does the narrator compare her menstruation?

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

3. In posing a hypothetical about God, which of the following games does the narrator posit God might invent?

4. Which of the following sodas does the woman with no legs drink?

5. For which of the following holidays does the narrator’s brother dress in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

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