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

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. To which of the following flowers does the narrator compare her parents?
(a) Amaranths.
(b) Bluebonnets.
(c) Honeysuckles.
(d) Forget-me-nots.

4. Along which of the following does the narrator’s brother stumble?
(a) La Avenida de los Muertos.
(b) El Camino de los Muertos.
(c) Avenida Real.
(d) Via Muerte.

5. Which of the following sounds does the narrator of “Of Course She Looked Back” report hearing?
(a) Dogs howling.
(b) Roosters howling.
(c) Pigeons howling.
(d) Winds howling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Across which of the following rivers does the narrator row?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table”?

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

4. To which of the following does the narrator note Santa Teresa sacrificed herself?

5. Which of the following terms does the narrator’s father use to refer to methamphetamine?

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