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

2. Which of the following is the first line of “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Work Up and I Was a Shark?’”?
(a) “To be next to you again.”
(b) “You would have, too.”
(c) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”
(d) “Tonight, after reading Lorca’s Cante jondo, I’m ready, dressed.”

3. Which of the following is the first line of “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(b) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(c) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(d) “While she sleeps, I paint.”

4. Which of the following types of apple does the narrator’s beloved hold in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) 4016.
(b) 4017.
(c) 4018.
(d) 4015.

5. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother order in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Beer.
(b) Tea.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of “Soirée Fantastique”?

2. With which of the following greenish semiprecious stones does the narrator’s brother reportedly always return?

3. Which of the following ruminants does the narrator note are between her legs?

4. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?

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

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