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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Ode to the Beloved's Hips" through "The First Water Is the Body".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ink-Light," the speaker mentions "the ramus" of which of the beloved's body parts?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Jaw.
(c) Eye.
(d) Stomach.

2. In "The Mustangs," what figure of speech is employed in the phrase "hooves rumbling like weather in my ears" (35)?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Pathetic Fallacy.
(d) Personification.

3. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," why is the word "Maps" in quotation marks?
(a) It is being discussed as a word.
(b) It is a song title.
(c) It is being discussed sarcastically.
(d) It is dialogue.

4. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," who is mentioned as having stolen the Creator's heart?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Raven.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Rabbit.

5. In "Ode to the Beloved's Hips," what techniques are employed in the line "Swing switch sway. Hold the day away a little" (37)?
(a) Blank verse and alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia and blank verse.
(c) Alliteration and internal rhyme.
(d) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name for the Mojave people does the speaker share in "The First Water Is the Body"?

2. According to "American Arithmetic," what percentage of the U.S. population is Native American?

3. In "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," where does the speaker's recurring dream take place?

4. In "From the Desire Field," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?

5. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker makes a reference to the "hundred-handed ones." Who were these figures?

(see the answer key)

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