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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With which of the following dusts does the narrator note her brother glimmers?
(a) Vacuum.
(b) Woofle.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Pixie.

3. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?
(a) Highway 95.
(b) Interstate 10.
(c) Interstate 40.
(d) Highway 66.

4. 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 love your neighbor.
(b) A reminder to attend Mass.
(c) A reminder to change your car's oil.
(d) A reminder to wash hands.

5. 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*?
(a) Persimmons.
(b) Dates.
(c) Figs.
(d) Pomegranates.

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

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

8. Which of the following is noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?
(a) Chocolate, white frosting.
(b) Chocolate, chocolate frosting.
(c) White, white frosting.
(d) White, chocolate frosting.

9. 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) “—my parents live without light, groping.”
(d) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”

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

11. To which of the following libraries does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?
(a) NYPL.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Bodleian.
(d) Babel.

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

13. 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.

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

15. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Arnold.
(b) Judas.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the narrator note her father has?

2. 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?’”?

3. Which of the following gaming systems does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?

4. Which of the following does the narrator associate with the loincloth of a greedy god?

5. 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”?

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