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

2. Which of the following flowers does the narrator note as present in her parents’ home?
(a) Orchid.
(b) Philodendron.
(c) Aliantha.
(d) Lantana.

3. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?
(a) Highway 95.
(b) Interstate 10.
(c) Highway 66.
(d) Interstate 40.

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

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

6. In which of the following does El Maragato suffer a wound?
(a) Calf.
(b) Bicep.
(c) Buttock.
(d) Thigh.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of “Lorca’s Red Dresses”?

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

3. Which of the following is noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?

4. Which of the following gaming systems does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?

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