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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "I, Minotaur" through "Cranes, Mafiosos, and a Polaroid Camera".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name for the Mojave people does the speaker share in "The First Water Is the Body"?
(a) 'Aha Makav.
(b) Me-wuk.
(c) Te'po'ta'ahl.
(d) Achumawi.

2. In "Ode to the Beloved's Hips," the speaker describes something as "Maenad." What is this a reference to?
(a) Orpheus's wife.
(b) Demeter's daughter.
(c) King Menelaus's wife.
(d) Dionysus's female followers.

3. In "It Was the Animals," what does the speaker's brother tell her she can read about on the wood he has found?
(a) The "rules" for getting into Heaven.
(b) The true story of Creation.
(c) The end of the world.
(d) The secret names of God.

4. In "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," what are "our conquerors" compared to (44)?
(a) Horses.
(b) Jaguars.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Coyotes.

5. In "The First Water Is the Body," what specific product's logo does the speaker mention?
(a) Land O' Lakes Butter.
(b) Calumet Baking Powder.
(c) Eskimo Pie.
(d) Indian Motorcycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Mustangs," what is the purpose of mentioning the brother's "thin ankles" (35)?

2. In "How the Milky Way Was Made," what does the speaker claim causes the milky appearance of the galaxy?

3. In "Skin-Light," the speaker refers to "violet, biliruben/ bloom." What is she describing?

4. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," what does the speaker claim that Indian sweat smells like?

5. In "I, Minotaur," what does the speaker call "lilac-lit pools of ablution" (57)?

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