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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 “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table”?
(a) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(b) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(c) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(d) “While she sleeps, I paint.”

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

3. 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.”

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

5. 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 devil.
(c) The police.
(d) The angel.

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

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

8. From which of the following does a horse leap in “Self-Portrait as a Chimera”?
(a) San Clemente.
(b) Dana Point.
(c) Corona del Mar.
(d) Crystal Cover.

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

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

11. Which of the following appliance brands does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?
(a) Electorlux.
(b) Maytag.
(c) LG.
(d) Amana.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For which of the following holidays does the narrator’s brother dress in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

3. Which of the following is the first section of “Downhill Triolets”?

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare a shark’s jaws?

5. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?

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