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

2. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother order in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

3. How long does the narrator claim her mother has wept?
(a) 100 months.
(b) 100 hours.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 100 days.

4. Which of the following kinds of trees does the narrator report dreaming in “Monday Aubade”?
(a) Mesquite.
(b) Salt cedar.
(c) Oak.
(d) Juniper.

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

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) “He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps.”
(d) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”

7. Which of the following does the collection present as the definition of formication?
(a) “Application of branded laminate flooring or countertop.”
(b) “Adoption of cultural norms and standards associated with Taiwan.”
(c) “Sensation of insects or snakes running over or into the skin.”
(d) “Assimilation by or conformity to ants.”

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

9. To which of the following bones does the narrator compare herself and her interlocutor in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) Maxilla and mandible.
(b) Femur and pelvis.
(c) Humerus and radius.
(d) Scapula and spine.

10. 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)?
(a) Blood orange.
(b) Key lime.
(c) Star Ruby grapefruit.
(d) Eureka lemon.

11. 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.

12. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother wants to kill him in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?
(a) The drug dealers.
(b) The police.
(c) The devil.
(d) The angel.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In “Zoology,” from which of the following does the narrator’s father bring home a putative zebra?

4. To which of the following magicians does the narrator compare her brother?

5. In which of the following does El Maragato suffer a wound?

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