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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, “10. Apotheosis of Kiss” to “16. A Wild Life Zoo” and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups does Diaz acknowledge in her list of acknowledgements?
(a) The Sunday Evening Writing Series.
(b) The Courting Risk Reading Series.
(c) The Thursday Night Reading Series.
(d) The Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

2. Which of the following instruments does the narrator remark remain in museums?
(a) Guitars.
(b) Flutes.
(c) Drums.
(d) Trumpets.

3. Behind which of the following does the narrator note her brother marches?
(a) Phryne.
(b) Thaïs.
(c) Gnathaena.
(d) Aspasia.

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

5. How many stanzas does “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” have?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following years does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

3. In which of the following months is “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” set?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?

5. Which of the following small mammals does the narrator note signifies death?

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