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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does the narrator claim her mother has wept?
(a) 100 days.
(b) 100 hours.
(c) 100 months.
(d) 100 years.

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

4. Which of the following sounds does the narrator of “Of Course She Looked Back” report hearing?
(a) Pigeons howling.
(b) Winds howling.
(c) Roosters howling.
(d) Dogs howling.

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 *palms*?
(a) Peach.
(b) Mango.
(c) Avocado.
(d) Lime.

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 types of apple does the narrator’s beloved hold in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?

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

4. Which of the following kinds of sailing ship does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaint does the narrator note her brother is likely to have in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

2. What reason does the narrator give for considering a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

3. What hellish vision does the narrator’s mother see in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

4. What questions does the narrator ask in “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” (75)?

5. What explanations are offered for the narrator’s brother’s arrests in “Downhill Triolets”?

6. What does the narrator note possibly wanting to see fall near the end of “Black Magic Brother”?

7. What does the narrator report her parents seek to become in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

8. In what ways does the narrator note that she and her siblings are bestial in “Zoology”?

9. What reasons does the narrator give for taking her brother to dinner?

10. What reaction does the narrator have to her brother appearing as a Judas effigy in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

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