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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 trees does the narrator describe as “a requiem” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?
(a) Olive.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Fig.
(d) Pomegranate.

2. From which of the following is the inscription at the beginning of “The Facts of Art” taken?
(a) Portsmouth, Virginia.
(b) Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
(c) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(d) Portsmouth, Ohio.

3. Which of the following sounds does the narrator of “Of Course She Looked Back” report hearing?
(a) Winds howling.
(b) Roosters howling.
(c) Dogs howling.
(d) Pigeons howling.

4. Which of the following is the first line of “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?
(a) “—my parents live without light, groping.”
(b) “He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps.”
(c) “The phone rings—my brother was arrested again.”
(d) “If he’s wearing knives for eyes.”

5. In posing a hypothetical about God, which of the following games does the narrator posit God might invent?
(a) Black Man Chess.
(b) Red Man Chess.
(c) White Man Checkers.
(d) White Man Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note has been disassembled in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

2. Behind which of the following does the narrator note her brother marches?

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

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare methamphetamine?

5. Which of the following is the first section of “Downhill Triolets”?

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