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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) Colecovision.
(c) Nintendo.
(d) Atari.

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

3. Which of the following is the first line of “No More Cake Here”?
(a) “Thaïs has burst my shirt to flames, you say.”
(b) “My brother’s shadow flutters from his shoulders, a magician’s cape.”
(c) “Houdini arrived first, with Antigone on his arm.”
(d) “When my brother died.”

4. Which of the following is the first line of “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) “He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps.”
(b) “If he’s wearing knives for eyes.”
(c) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”
(d) “—my parents live without light, groping.”

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

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

7. To which of the following *bones* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) Femur.
(b) Patella.
(c) Fibula.
(d) Tibia.

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

9. In which of the following does El Maragato suffer a wound?
(a) Buttock.
(b) Calf.
(c) Bicep.
(d) Thigh.

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

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

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

13. Which of the following is the narrator named by “dark rosettes” (77)?
(a) Jaguar.
(b) Lynx.
(c) Cougar.
(d) Bobcat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following does the narrator lick apple juice in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?

2. 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 *belly*?

3. Which of the following does the narrator recognize from her brother’s childhood in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

4. In “Self-Portrait as a Chimera,” the narrator’s mother has a temple at which of the following?

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

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