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. In posing a hypothetical about God, which of the following games does the narrator posit God might invent?
(a) White Man Checkers.
(b) White Man Chess.
(c) Black Man Chess.
(d) Red Man Chess.

2. Which of the following canids does the narrator note signifies death?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Chihuahuas.

3. 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) “Who mines her throat?”
(c) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(d) “I found your blue suitcases.”

4. Which of the following is the first section of “Downhill Triolets”?
(a) Sisyphus and My Brother.
(b) God, Lionel Richie, and My Brother.
(c) My Brother and Me.
(d) Tribal Cops, Geronimo, Jimi Hendrix, and My Brother.

5. In a grove of which of the following does the narrator’s brother preside?
(a) Red oak.
(b) Juniper.
(c) Salt cedar.
(d) Mountain cedar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following kinds of orange does the narrator of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table” report painting on her lover?

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

3. With which of the following dusts does the narrator note her brother glimmers?

4. To which of the following *pieces of sports equipment* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

5. Which of the following is the last line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?

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