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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 kinds of orange 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?
(a) Marrs.
(b) Hamlin.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Mandarin.

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

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

4. 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?’”?
(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.”

5. Which of the following libations does the narrator assert angels drink from silver cups?
(a) Shochu.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Rum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following gives Guy No-Horse his wheelchair?

2. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?

3. Before the gates of which of the following does the narrator offer to prostrate herself?

4. Which of the following is the last to be acknowledged in the author’s list of acknowledgements?

5. Which of the following bones does the narrator’s brother mention in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

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