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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 is the last line of “Monday Aubade”?
(a) “her bare brown toes.”
(b) “the Dawns are heartbreaking.”
(c) “But that’s like apples and oranges.”
(d) “and the neighbors begging her name.”

2. Of which of the following birds’ feces is the narrator’s brother reported to smell?
(a) Peacock.
(b) Astrapia.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Roadrunner.

3. Which of the following kinds of trees does the narrator report dreaming in “Monday Aubade”?
(a) Salt cedar.
(b) Mesquite.
(c) Oak.
(d) Juniper.

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

5. To which of the following *pieces of sports equipment* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) Home plate.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Medicine ball.
(d) Bowling ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare the lion’s paw?

2. Across which of the following rivers does the narrator row?

3. Which of the following types of bread does Reservation Mary sell?

4. How long does the narrator claim her mother has wept?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare a shark’s jaws?

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