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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 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) Snail.
(c) Clam.
(d) Conch.

2. In “Zoology,” which of the following does the narrator note being poised to eat?
(a) El perro.
(b) La águila.
(c) El burro.
(d) El gato.

3. Which of the following does the narrator associate with the loincloth of a greedy god?
(a) Lynx.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Cougar.
(d) Bobcat.

4. Before the gates of which of the following does the narrator offer to prostrate herself?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Melville.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Thoreau.

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

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

7. Which of the following is the first thing Houdini drops through Jesus’s right hand?
(a) A candelabra.
(b) A spade.
(c) A steak knife.
(d) A butter knife.

8. 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.

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

10. 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) Soccer shinguards.
(b) A football helmet.
(c) A baseball glove.
(d) A basketball.

11. To which of the following does the narrator compare an apple in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) Mortar.
(b) Landmine.
(c) Bazooka.
(d) Grenade.

12. Which of the following types of apple does the narrator’s beloved hold in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) 4016.
(b) 4015.
(c) 4018.
(d) 4017.

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

14. Which of the following is the first section of “Downhill Triolets”?
(a) Tribal Cops, Geronimo, Jimi Hendrix, and My Brother.
(b) Sisyphus and My Brother.
(c) God, Lionel Richie, and My Brother.
(d) My Brother and Me.

15. 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) Avocado.
(b) Mango.
(c) Peach.
(d) Lime.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which of the following does the narrator note Santa Teresa sacrificed herself?

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

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

5. Which of the following is the first line of “Of Course She Looked Back”?

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