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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, “1. I Watch Her Eat the Apple” to “9. Of Course She Looked Back”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Behind which of the following does the narrator note her brother marches?
(a) Phryne.
(b) Thaïs.
(c) Aspasia.
(d) Gnathaena.

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare hunger in “Cloud Watching”?
(a) A cat.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

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

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?
(a) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(b) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(c) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”
(d) “She twirls it in her left hand.”

5. 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) “You would have, too.”
(c) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”
(d) “To be next to you again.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following appliance brands does the narrator note as strewn across her parents’ floor?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

3. Which of the following is noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother wants to kill him in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

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