THE LISTRESS BY AMY WALLACE Test your knowledge of greater and lesser arcana against Salon's Listress. The first person to e-mail us with the correct answers will win a $25 gift certificate from Borders Books & Music.

1. We've all heard the expressions "a school of fish" and "a pride of lions." Can you match the following animals with their group names? 1. Wolves 2. Leopards 3. Elk 4. Bears 5. Ferrets 6. Monkeys 7. Rhino 8. Toads 9. Frogs 10. Mice 11. Seals A. Gang B. Leap C. Knot D. Business E. Crash F. Rout G. Army H. Nest I. Pod J. Sloth K. Troop 2. Match these unusual types of divination with their names: 1. Divination using air. Persians would breathe over a vase filled with water. Bubbles in the water meant their wishes would come true. 2. Divination using barley. Barley was given to people suspected of crimes, and whoever got sick after eating it was guilty. 3. A person suspected of being a sorcerer or wizard was weighed. If he weighed less than the local church's Bible, he was innocent. 4. Fortune-tellers would hear voices emanating from a person's belly, which would answer questions. 5. Divination using the sun. A person would interpret the sun's reflections in a person's fingernails. A. Bibliomancy B. Eromancy C. Alphitomancy D. Onychomancy E. Gastromancy 3. Which of the following is not a euphemism for the penis? 1. Milkman 2. Jammy 3. Peacemaker 4. Star-Spangled Banner 5. Burrito 6. St. Peter 7. Crimson Chitterling 8. Gravy Maker 9. Zubrick 10. Pioneer of nature Are your answers and other information all filled in? Then press the SUBMIT ANSWERS button below. This quickly sends your answers back to Salon. There is no need to press this button twice. Please enter your e-mail address Please enter your full name June 6, 1997 The winner of the last Listress was Sharon Doucette, who was the first to answer the following questions correctly: 1. What activity are the following euphemisms for? 1. Eat cauliflower 2. Wind up the clock 3. Drive home 4. Have a Northwest Cocktail 5. Introduce Charlie 6. Parallel park 7. Buzz the Brillo 8. Make the chimney smoke 9. Talk about Uganda Answer: Have sex 2. Which of the following is not a euphemism for vomiting? 1. Make a sale 2. Yuke 3. Tease Louise 4. Snap your cookies 5. Sell Buicks Answer: 3. Tease Louise 3. Which of the following is not a euphemism for dying or being dead? 1. Poison the patch 2. Raise the wind 3. Tip over 4. Stick your spoon in the wall 5. Pull a clock 6. Gone for a Burton Answer: 1. Poison the patch Amy Wallace is the co-author of many books, including "The People's Almanac," and the author of "The Prodigy," a biography, and "Desire," a novel. She lives in Los Angeles. Listress archive: http://www.salon1999.com/archives/listress.html Bookmark: http://www.salonmagazine.com/games/listress.html