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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following does a horse leap in “Self-Portrait as a Chimera”?
(a) Corona del Mar.
(b) San Clemente.
(c) Crystal Cover.
(d) Dana Point.

2. In “Zoology,” which of the following does the narrator note being poised to eat?
(a) El gato.
(b) La águila.
(c) El perro.
(d) El burro.

3. Which of the following is the first section of “Downhill Triolets”?
(a) God, Lionel Richie, and My Brother.
(b) Tribal Cops, Geronimo, Jimi Hendrix, and My Brother.
(c) Sisyphus and My Brother.
(d) My Brother and Me.

4. To which of the following luchadores does the narrator compare her father?
(a) Rey Mysterio.
(b) Místico.
(c) El Santo.
(d) Mil Máscaras.

5. Which of the following is the first line of “Of Course She Looked Back”?
(a) “To be next to you again.”
(b) “Tonight, after reading Lorca’s Cante jondo, I’m ready, dressed.”
(c) “You would have, too.”
(d) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”

6. With which of the following dusts does the narrator note her brother glimmers?
(a) Vacuum.
(b) Diamond.
(c) Pixie.
(d) Woofle.

7. Which of the following is the first line of “I Watch Her Eat the Apple”?
(a) “She twirls it in her left hand.”
(b) “While she sleeps, I paint.”
(c) “Tonight I am riddled by this thick skull.”
(d) “Tonight the city is glimmered.”

8. Which of the following does the narrator of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” claim is the purpose of war?
(a) A reminder to attend Mass.
(b) A reminder to love your neighbor.
(c) A reminder to wash hands.
(d) A reminder to change your car's oil.

9. Which of the following is the first line of “Black Magic Brother”?
(a) “My brother’s shadow flutters from his shoulders, a magician’s cape.”
(b) “When my brother died.”
(c) “Thaïs has burst my shirt to flames, you say.”
(d) “Houdini arrived first, with Antigone on his arm.”

10. Which of the following is noted as the narrator’s brother’s favorite cake?
(a) White, white frosting.
(b) White, chocolate frosting.
(c) Chocolate, white frosting.
(d) Chocolate, chocolate frosting.

11. Which of the following does the narrator recognize from her brother’s childhood in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?
(a) A basketball.
(b) Soccer shinguards.
(c) A baseball glove.
(d) A football helmet.

12. Which of the following bones does the narrator’s brother mention in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Humerus.
(b) Tibia.
(c) Radius.
(d) Ulna.

13. Which of the following is the first line of “No More Cake Here”?
(a) “When my brother died.”
(b) “My brother’s shadow flutters from his shoulders, a magician’s cape.”
(c) “Houdini arrived first, with Antigone on his arm.”
(d) “Thaïs has burst my shirt to flames, you say.”

14. On which of the following roads does the narrator stop in “Formication”?
(a) Interstate 40.
(b) Interstate 10.
(c) Highway 66.
(d) Highway 95.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the narrator note her father has?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Downhill Triolets”?

3. To which of the following *bones* does the narrator compare a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

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

5. Which of the following fruits does the narrator of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love” include among “all the things we want to taste” (75)?

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