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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. In posing a hypothetical about God, of which of the following does the narrator suggest God might have wings?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Chalcedony.
(c) Howlite.
(d) Jade.

2. In “Zoology,” from which of the following does the narrator’s father bring home a putative zebra?
(a) Sonora.
(b) Sinoloa.
(c) Durango.
(d) Chihuahua.

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

4. In which of the following months is “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” set?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) June.

5. Behind which of the following does the narrator note her brother marches?
(a) Phryne.
(b) Gnathaena.
(c) Aspasia.
(d) Thaïs.

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 is the first line of “Downhill Triolets”?

3. Which of the following does the narrator associate with the loincloth of a greedy god?

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

5. To which meal are Ken and Skipper confined?

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