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

2. From which of the following does the narrator lick apple juice in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) Her beloved’s lips.
(b) Her beloved’s palm.
(c) Her beloved’s chin.
(d) Her beloved’s chest.

3. Which of the following does the narrator associate with her menstruation?
(a) Cattle train.
(b) Passenger train.
(c) Wagon train.
(d) Wedding train.

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?
(a) “Despair has a loose daughter.”
(b) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(c) “The Arizona highway sailed across the desert.”
(d) “We are born with spinning coins in place of eyes.”

5. Which of the following items of clothing is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?
(a) Shirt.
(b) Dress.
(c) Leggings.
(d) Moccasins.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following *bones* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

2. Which of the following kinds of sailing ship does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Lorca’s Red Dresses”?

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

5. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?

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