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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, “10. Apotheosis of Kiss” to “16. A Wild Life Zoo” and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following terms does the narrator’s father use to refer to methamphetamine?
(a) Dope.
(b) White cross.
(c) Speed.
(d) Crank.

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Other Small Thundering”?
(a) “Despair has a loose daughter.”
(b) “We are born with spinning coins in place of eyes.”
(c) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(d) “The Arizona highway sailed across the desert.”

3. Which of the following kinds of trees does the narrator report dreaming in “Monday Aubade”?
(a) Salt cedar.
(b) Mesquite.
(c) Juniper.
(d) Oak.

4. Of which of the following does the narrator note her brother’s clothes smell?
(a) Oils.
(b) Candles.
(c) Matches.
(d) Wax.

5. Which of the following does the narrator associate with her menstruation?
(a) Passenger train.
(b) Wedding train.
(c) Cattle train.
(d) Wagon train.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the following is the phrase “Mojave necklace” a euphemism?

2. In which of the following books does Diaz note previously publishing a work from her collection?

3. Which of the following do Guy No-Horse’s observers yell?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Black Magic Brother”?

5. Which of the following is the first line of “When the Beloved Asks, ‘What Would You Do if You Work Up and I Was a Shark?’”?

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