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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. For which of the following is the phrase “Mojave necklace” a euphemism?
(a) Dirt-rings.
(b) Scars.
(c) Hickies.
(d) Pimples.

2. To which of the following bones does the narrator compare herself and her interlocutor in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) Femur and pelvis.
(b) Humerus and radius.
(c) Maxilla and mandible.
(d) Scapula and spine.

3. Which of the following does the narrator note is stamped on the side of the box of raisins?
(a) USDA.
(b) PIMC.
(c) BIA.
(d) USPHS.

4. Which of the following is the first line of the title poem?
(a) “I watched a lion eat a man like a piece of fruit”
(b) “When we were children, we traced our knees”
(c) “he lived in our basement and sacrificed my parents”
(d) “Angels don’t come to the reservation”

5. Which of the following is the first line of “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?
(a) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”
(b) “He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps.”
(c) “If he’s wearing knives for eyes.”
(d) “—my parents live without light, groping.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Reservation Mary’s suitor buy for her?

2. Which of the following does the narrator include among “the perpetual exhibits” in her parents’ home (46)?

3. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother order in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

4. To which of the following is “A Woman with No Legs” dedicated?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?

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