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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. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?
(a) “Pack the suitcases with white cans of corned beef.”
(b) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(c) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(d) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”

2. In which of the following months is “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” set?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) June.

3. Which of the following does the narrator note is taken in by the rolling ball of masa?
(a) Prickly pears.
(b) Mesquites.
(c) Creosotes.
(d) Palmer's oaks.

4. 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) Snail.
(b) Clam.
(c) Nautilus.
(d) Conch.

5. For which of the following is the phrase “Mojave necklace” a euphemism?
(a) Scars.
(b) Hickies.
(c) Pimples.
(d) Dirt-rings.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare a shark’s jaws?

2. Which of the following instruments does the narrator remark remain in museums?

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

4. In which of the following does El Maragato suffer a wound?

5. Onto which of the following properties does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?

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