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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. In “Zoology,” from which of the following does the narrator’s father bring home a putative zebra?
(a) Sonora.
(b) Sinoloa.
(c) Durango.
(d) Chihuahua.

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

3. Before the gates of which of the following does the narrator offer to prostrate herself?
(a) Hawthorne.
(b) Melville.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Thoreau.

4. Which of the following describes the suit in “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) Charcoal three-piece.
(b) Navy three-piece.
(c) Navy two-piece.
(d) Charcoal two-piece.

5. Which seeds accompany the addressee of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) Black poppy.
(b) Black poplar.
(c) Sunflower.
(d) White poplar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Zoology,” which of the following does the narrator note being poised to eat?

2. To which of the following flowers does the narrator compare her parents?

3. Which of the following items of clothing is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

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

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

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