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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 does the narrator associate with the loincloth of a greedy god?
(a) Lynx.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Cougar.
(d) Bobcat.

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

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

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

5. From which of the following does the narrator lick apple juice in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) Her beloved’s chest.
(b) Her beloved’s lips.
(c) Her beloved’s chin.
(d) Her beloved’s palm.

6. 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) Lime.
(c) Avocado.
(d) Mango.

7. To which of the following magicians does the narrator compare her brother?
(a) Potter.
(b) Merlin.
(c) Schmendrick.
(d) Copperfield.

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

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

10. 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) “To be next to you again.”
(d) “You would have, too.”

11. To which of the following does the narrator note Santa Teresa sacrificed herself?
(a) Antlers.
(b) Horns.
(c) Fangs.
(d) Claws.

12. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?
(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.”

13. Which of the following is the first thing Houdini drops through Jesus’s right hand?
(a) A candelabra.
(b) A steak knife.
(c) A butter knife.
(d) A spade.

14. Which of the following is the first line of “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(b) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(c) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(d) “While she sleeps, I paint.”

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare an apple in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

4. Which of the following weapons does the narrator describe as “blue tapers” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?

5. Which of the following kinds of trees does the narrator report dreaming in “Monday Aubade”?

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