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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word" through "Run'n'Gun".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 21 of "Skin-Light," what other name for Teotlachco is given?
(a) "Calabash."
(b) "Light-well."
(c) "Chalcedony."
(d) "Lamp-Land."

2. Which of the following is the best descriptor of the tone of "American Arithmetic"?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Mordant.
(c) Solemn.
(d) Macabre.

3. 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)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Paradox.

4. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what creature does the speaker claim is walking down West 29th Street?
(a) A bull.
(b) A lion.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A rabbit.

5. What vehicle is mentioned in the opening of "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word"?
(a) Ambulance.
(b) Subway train.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Taxi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," who tells the speaker "Don't stray" (19)?

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

3. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the red light metaphorically compared to?

4. In the page 1 lines, "when the war ended. The war ended/ depending on which war you mean," what technique is used to introduce ambiguity?

5. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the speaker's objection to her lover saying, "You make me feel like lightening" (15)?

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