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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which make of truck does the narrator’s father drive?
(a) GMC.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

2. With which of the following dusts does the narrator note her brother glimmers?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Woofle.
(c) Pixie.
(d) Vacuum.

3. 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) Nautilus.
(b) Conch.
(c) Snail.
(d) Clam.

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

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

6. 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) Persimmons.
(b) Dates.
(c) Pomegranates.
(d) Figs.

7. In which of the following facilities had the narrator’s brother resided?
(a) Joshua Tree.
(b) Rancho Cucamonga.
(c) Mountain View.
(d) Adelanto.

8. 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) Avocado.
(c) Lime.
(d) Peach.

9. Which of the following does the narrator associate with the headdress of a greedy god?
(a) Green feathers.
(b) Blooming amaranths.
(c) Red feathers.
(d) White antlers.

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

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

12. To which of the following does the narrator’s father compare his children?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Cougars.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Aardwolves.

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

14. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?
(a) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(b) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(c) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(d) “While she sleeps, I paint.”

15. How many children does the narrator note her father has?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

2. Which of the following fruits does the narrator of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” include among “all the things we want to taste” (75)?

3. Which of the following does the collection present as the definition of formication?

4. Which of the following trees does the narrator describe as “a requiem” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “Downhill Triolets”?

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