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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 noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?
(a) White, chocolate frosting.
(b) White, white frosting.
(c) Chocolate, white frosting.
(d) Chocolate, chocolate frosting.

2. Which of the following 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’s *belly*?
(a) Figs.
(b) Dates.
(c) Pomegranates.
(d) Persimmons.

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

4. Which of the following 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’s *palms*?
(a) Mango.
(b) Peach.
(c) Lime.
(d) Avocado.

5. Which of the following is the first line of “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Work Up and I Was a Shark?’”?
(a) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”
(b) “You would have, too.”
(c) “Tonight, after reading Lorca’s Cante jondo, I’m ready, dressed.”
(d) “To be next to you again.”

6. In “Self-Portrait as a Chimera,” the narrator’s mother has a temple at which of the following?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her belly.
(c) Her breast.
(d) Her neck.

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

8. Which of the following does the narrator recognize from her brother’s childhood in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) A football helmet.
(b) Soccer shinguards.
(c) A baseball glove.
(d) A basketball.

9. To which of the following *bones* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) Tibia.
(b) Fibula.
(c) Femur.
(d) Patella.

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

11. To which of the following does the narrator compare methamphetamine?
(a) Marid.
(b) Khayal.
(c) Efreet.
(d) Jinn.

12. Which of the following terms does the narrator’s father use to refer to methamphetamine?
(a) White cross.
(b) Speed.
(c) Dope.
(d) Crank.

13. Which of the following does the narrator note has been disassembled in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) Electric keyboards.
(b) A saxophone.
(c) Guitar amps.
(d) Computer monitors.

14. 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.

15. Which of the following kinds of shell does the narrator consider in “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Work Up and I Was a Shark?’”?
(a) Clam.
(b) Conch.
(c) Nautilus.
(d) Snail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following kinds of shell does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?

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

3. Which of the following kinds of sailing ship does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?

4. From which of the following does the narrator lick apple juice in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?

5. For which of the following holidays does the narrator’s brother dress in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

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