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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 “No More Cake Here”?
(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 is the first line of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table”?
(a) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(b) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(c) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(d) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”

3. Which of the following kinds of shell does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?
(a) Nautilus.
(b) Conch.
(c) Snail.
(d) Clam.

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

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

6. Which of the following is the first line of “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(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.”

7. Which of the following weapons does the narrator describe as “blue tapers” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?
(a) Knives.
(b) Swords.
(c) Guns.
(d) Cannons.

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

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

10. Which of the following trees does the narrator describe as “a requiem” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?
(a) Pomegranate.
(b) Olive.
(c) Fig.
(d) Lemon.

11. Which of the following is the first line of “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(b) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(c) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(d) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”

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

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

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

15. Which of the following admits the narrator’s brother back home in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?
(a) The narrator’s mother.
(b) The narrator’s father.
(c) The narrator’s sister.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which of the following does the narrator name herself a queen?

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare methamphetamine?

3. To which of the following libraries does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “Monday Aubade”?

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