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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 gaming systems does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?
(a) Commodore.
(b) Atari.
(c) Nintendo.
(d) Colecovision.

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) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(b) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(c) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(d) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”

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

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

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

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

7. Which of the following is the first line of “Black Magic Brother”?
(a) “Thaïs has burst my shirt to flames, you say.”
(b) “My brother’s shadow flutters from his shoulders, a magician’s cape.”
(c) “When my brother died.”
(d) “Houdini arrived first, with Antigone on his arm.”

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

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

10. Which of the following does the narrator of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” claim is the purpose of war?
(a) A reminder to change your car's oil.
(b) A reminder to attend Mass.
(c) A reminder to wash hands.
(d) A reminder to love your neighbor.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator include among “the perpetual exhibits” in her parents’ home (46)?

3. Which make of truck does the narrator’s father drive?

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother wants to kill him in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

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