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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. 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?’”?
(a) Clam.
(b) Snail.
(c) Nautilus.
(d) Conch.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following kinds of sailing ship does the narrator consider in “Monday Aubade”?
(a) Windjammer.
(b) Caravel.
(c) Schooner.
(d) Barque.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

2. In “Zoology,” from which of the following does the narrator’s father bring home a putative zebra?

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

4. Which of the following is the first line of “No More Cake Here”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the concluding couplet of “Lorca’s Red Dresses”?

3. How does the narrator of “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Woke Up and I Was a Shark?’” note answering the question of the title?

4. Into what sections is “Formication” divided?

5. How 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 her lover’s arms?

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

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

8. 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”?

9. For what reason does the narrator note having hosted her brother?

10. What does the narrator posit might be the worst part of the funeral for her brother?

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