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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) Stomach.
(d) Eye.

2. In "Wolf OR-7," the speaker describes a "tourmaline" dusk. What does tourmaline look like?
(a) It is clear, with hues shifting from green to pink.
(b) It is a clouded and luminous orange.
(c) It is opaque, varying from red to orange.
(d) It is a clear yellow, but has green, blue, and pink occlusions.

3. In "Like Church," the beloved's shoulders are compared to "hematite clocks" (29). What is hematite?
(a) A polished fossil.
(b) A black mineral.
(c) A transparent salt.
(d) A porous rock.

4. In "Catching Copper," what does the acronym "CIB" stand for?
(a) Combat Infantryman Badge.
(b) Citizens Information Board.
(c) Criminal Investigation Branch.
(d) Certificate of Indian Blood.

5. In "Blood-Light," what is described in the page 5 image "yellow metallic scissors"?
(a) Scorpions.
(b) Knitting needles.
(c) Crayfish.
(d) Chopsticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," who is mentioned as having stolen the Creator's heart?

2. Which of the following is the best descriptor of the tone of "American Arithmetic"?

3. In the opening of "Skin-Light," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?

4. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," when the speaker claims to be the only Native person "on the 8th floor of this hotel or any," what technique is being used (14)?

5. What technique is used in the "American Arithmetic" lines, "I do not remember the days before America--/ I do not remember the days when we were all here" (17)?

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