Characters
Casiopea considers comparing herself to this fairytale, but decides against it.
Cinderella
“[...] They just like to accumulate junk. Way back in there, though, is what I expect is a queen” refers to what group of people?
The Summer People
Gregor waking up as an insect and planning to go to work exemplifies which component of Zamora’s MR definition?
What is Magic as an Extension of Reality
In this short story by Daisy Johnson a young girl develops an abusive relationship with her house.
“A Bruise the Size and Shape of a Door Handle”
In Gods of Jade and Shadow, Hun-Kamè and Vucub-Kamè pit Martin and Casieopia against each other in a race along what path in Xibalba?
The Black Road
This character doubles as a letter from mother to son.
Laohu
A shapeshifting being that originates from Tlingit beliefs; common forms include a human and an otter
A kushtuka
The Handsomest Drowned Man becoming a part of every community’s kinship before his funeral exemplifies which component of Zamora’s MR definition?
What is Community
This character asks “Wayne, have you ever been in love?” in this FBI story about catching a bomber.
Dwight
In The Paper Menagerie, the narrorators mother was bought from a catalog from which Country?
Hong Kong, China
This character is a reference to Shakespeare, her fate chosen for her in both stories.
Ophelia
How many Lords of Xibalba are there?
12
Casiopea in between life and death while walking the Black Road of Xibalba exemplifies which component of Zamora’s MR definition?
What is blending of juxtaposition
The main character in Stones of Sorrow lake develops a stone on this body part after her boyfriend reveals his big sorrow.
Her palm
In Gods of Jade and Shadow, where do Hun-Kamè and Casiopea go to find the witch who gifts them information in exchange for drops of her blood?
El Paso, Texas
What name did Casiopea want to give Hun-Kamé?
Francisco
In their stories these creatures are revered by the people as guardians while simultaneously being depicted as animalistic and reclusive
The angels
Jackson’s town link identity to sorrow stones, what two Zamora definitions do the people of the town exemplify?
What is Community and Ontologically Disruptive
After the alien massacre in “Kite Maker” the main character ends up getting this.
A divorce
In Thoughts and Prayers, what state do Remi and Shruti live in, where the shooting takes place?
Florida
This Gods of Jade and Shadow character is described as “prismatic” and “bejeweled.”
Xtabay
This powerful demon, originally named Leraie in The Lesser Key of Solomon is actually not a figure of mayan mythology
Loray
Casiopea sacrificing her hair and blood for Hun-Kame exemplifies what two components of Zamora’s MR definition?
What is Inherently Political and Ontologically Disruptive
Name three of the five things Popo remembers about her husband after he dies.
His name, occupation, where he was born, where he died, and the saltiness of his breath
In St. Lucy’s Home for Girls, the church home is run by Sister Maria de la Guardia in which South American city?
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil