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

2. To which of the following *bones* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) Fibula.
(b) Tibia.
(c) Patella.
(d) Femur.

3. Which of the following avians is on the costume with which the narrator is provided for Halloween?
(a) Thunderbird.
(b) Mayura.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Roc.

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare methamphetamine?
(a) Jinn.
(b) Khayal.
(c) Marid.
(d) Efreet.

5. 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”?
(a) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(b) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(c) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(d) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare a shark’s jaws?

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

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

5. Which of the following is the first section of “Downhill Triolets”?

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