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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many children does the narrator note her father has?
2. Which of the following does the narrator note has been disassembled in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
3. Which of the following is the first line of “Monday Aubade”?
4. Which of the following is noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?
5. From which of the following does the narrator lick apple juice in “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason does the narrator note having hosted her brother?
2. 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?
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. In what circumstances does the narrator of “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Woke Up and I Was a Shark?’” note having considered the question of the title?
5. In “Self-Portrait as a Chimera,” the narrator presents herself as facing execution. How does she relate herself to her lover as she does?
6. What music does the narrator claim to hear when her beloved eats an apple?
7. What does the narrator explain at the end of “Soirée Fantastique”?
8. What hellish vision does the narrator’s mother see in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?
9. What does the narrator report her parents seek to become in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
10. How does the narrator report having interacted with Cortés in “Self-Portrait as a Chimera”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator’s brother cites Lionel Richie as having influenced his bad behavior. What effect does the specific citation have on the reader? How might it be different with another artist? Why might it be so?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast any two of the poems in the collection in terms of overall effect. Attend not only to their formal features, but also to their content and its implications.
Essay Topic 3
Near the beginning of “Other Small Thundering,” the narrator makes mention of “Charon’s narrow skiffs” (31). What purpose does the Classical reference serve? How is that purpose enacted?
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