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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following do Mojave Barbie and Ken conduct their assignations?
(a) Dream Pool.
(b) Dream Closet.
(c) Glam Getaway.
(d) Dream House.

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

3. Of which of the following birds’ feces is the narrator’s brother reported to smell?
(a) Astrapia.
(b) Peacock.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Roadrunner.

4. How many stanzas does “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” have?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

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

6. Which of the following does Guy No-Horse himself yell?
(a) Listen!
(b) Hey!
(c) Yo-hoy!
(d) Ya-ha!

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

8. With which of the following bluish semiprecious stones does the narrator’s brother reportedly always return?
(a) Howlite.
(b) Chrysocolla.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Lapis lazuli.

9. Which of the following ruminants does the narrator note are between her legs?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bison.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Giraffes.

10. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(b) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(c) “Who mines her throat?”
(d) “I found your blue suitcases.”

11. Along which of the following does the narrator’s brother stumble?
(a) El Camino de los Muertos.
(b) Avenida Real.
(c) Via Muerte.
(d) La Avenida de los Muertos.

12. In posing a hypothetical about God, of which of the following does the narrator suggest God might have wings?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Jade.
(c) Howlite.
(d) Chalcedony.

13. Which of the following do Guy No-Horse’s observers yell?
(a) Listen!
(b) Ya-ha!
(c) Yo-hoy!
(d) Hey!

14. Across which of the following rivers does the narrator row?
(a) Lethe.
(b) Cocytus.
(c) Acheron.
(d) Styx.

15. Which of the following small mammals does the narrator note signifies death?
(a) Rats.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Bats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which seeds accompany the addressee of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

2. To which of the following precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?

3. To which of the following semi-precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “The Facts of Art”?

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

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