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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator include among “the perpetual exhibits” in her parents’ home (46)?
(a) Jesus Told Me To.
(b) The Devil Made Me Do It.
(c) My Precious Bodily Fluids.
(d) I Hear Radio in My Teeth.

3. To which of the following mythical beasts does the narrator compare her brother?
(a) Chimera.
(b) Centaur.
(c) Harpy.
(d) Minotaur.

4. In which of the following months is “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” set?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) June.

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

6. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Arnold.
(b) Judas.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Cassius.

7. Of which of the following does the narrator name herself a queen?
(a) Orthorexia.
(b) Bulimia.
(c) Rumination.
(d) Pica.

8. Which of the following bones does the narrator’s brother mention in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Ulna.
(b) Tibia.
(c) Humerus.
(d) Radius.

9. Which of the following appliance brands does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?
(a) Amana.
(b) Maytag.
(c) LG.
(d) Electorlux.

10. Which of the following is the first line of “Of Course She Looked Back”?
(a) “You would have, too.”
(b) “Tonight, after reading Lorca’s Cante jondo, I’m ready, dressed.”
(c) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”
(d) “To be next to you again.”

11. To which of the following does the narrator compare a shark’s jaws?
(a) A cilice.
(b) A chalice.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A necklace.

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

13. From which of the following does a horse leap in “Self-Portrait as a Chimera”?
(a) Corona del Mar.
(b) Dana Point.
(c) Crystal Cover.
(d) San Clemente.

14. To which of the following magicians does the narrator compare her brother?
(a) Schmendrick.
(b) Potter.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Copperfield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of apple does the narrator’s beloved hold in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table”?

3. Which of the following is the narrator named by “dark rosettes” (77)?

4. To which of the following bones does the narrator compare herself and her interlocutor in “Dome Riddle”?

5. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?

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