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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare a shark’s jaws?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A cilice.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A chalice.

2. Which of the following does the narrator’s brother order in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

3. 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) “My lover doesn’t realize that I’ve contemplated this scenario.”
(d) “You would have, too.”

4. To which of the following mythical beasts does the narrator compare her brother?
(a) Centaur.
(b) Harpy.
(c) Minotaur.
(d) Chimera.

5. Which of the following weapons does the narrator describe as “blue tapers” in “Lorca’s Red Dresses” (87)?
(a) Cannons.
(b) Swords.
(c) Guns.
(d) Knives.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Toward the Amaranth Gates of War or Love”?

5. In which of the following facilities had the narrator’s brother resided?

Short Essay Questions

1. Into what sections is “Formication” divided?

2. What hellish vision does the narrator’s mother see in “My Brother at 3 A.M.”?

3. What reason does the narrator give for considering a skull in “Dome Riddle”?

4. What complaint does the narrator note her brother is likely to have in “How to Go to Dinner with a Brother on Drugs”?

5. In what ways does the narrator note that she and her siblings are bestial in “Zoology”?

6. How does the narrator of “I Lean Out the Window and She Nods Off in Bed, the Needle Gently Rocking on the Bedside Table” note having been created?

7. In “Self-Portrait as a Chimera,” the narrator presents herself as facing execution. How does she relate herself to her lover as she does?

8. What does the narrator note possibly wanting to see fall near the end of “Black Magic Brother”?

9. What explanations are offered for the narrator’s brother’s arrests in “Downhill Triolets”?

10. What does the narrator report her parents seek to become in “As a Consequence of My Brother Stealing All the Lightbulbs”?

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