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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 23 of "Run'n'Gun," the speaker says, "we became coyotes and rivers." What technique is being used in this line?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Double entendre.

2. In "Like Church," what does the speaker compare her relationship with the church to?
(a) Her intimate relationship with a White lover.
(b) America's history of oppression.
(c) The work required to tend a garden successfully.
(d) Her relationship with her family.

3. In "Catching Copper," what technique is used in the strophe about the brothers dancing, on page 10, when the dance "The worm" is mentioned?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Anthropomorphism.
(d) Double entente.

4. In the opening of "Skin-Light," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A jaguar.
(d) A bull.

5. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," what kind of person does the speaker want to love her?
(a) Someone who is not American.
(b) Someone who understands her.
(c) Someone white.
(d) Someone long dead.

6. In "Ink-Light," where are the speaker and her beloved?
(a) On a riverbank.
(b) In a hotel room.
(c) In the desert.
(d) On a snowy street.

7. What technique is used in "American Arithmetic" in the page 17 line "O, mine efficient country"?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Paraprosdokian.
(d) Apostrophe.

8. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "ichor." What does this word mean?
(a) The wine that the gods drank on Mount Olympus.
(b) The substance that the Greek gods had instead of blood.
(c) A strong desire to engage in sexual activity.
(d) A prolonged period of lazy satisfaction.

9. According to "American Arithmetic," what percentage of the U.S. population is Native American?
(a) 2%.
(b) 1.4%.
(c) 0.8%.
(d) 1%.

10. What does the title "The Mustangs" refer to?
(a) The speaker and the beloved.
(b) The animals the speaker's parents raised.
(c) A basketball team.
(d) Cars often seen on the reservation.

11. In "From the Desire Field," what does the line "verde, te quiero verde" literally translate to (12)?
(a) Unripe, I love things unripe.
(b) Green, I love the green.
(c) Unripe, I want it unripe.
(d) Green, I want you green.

12. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what does the speaker claim to do with her "mouth of smoke" (14)?
(a) Put bees to sleep.
(b) Fill the room.
(c) Speak an unknown language.
(d) Preserve meat.

13. In "Run'n'Gun," what causes the speaker's older brother's game to deteriorate?
(a) He develops a substance use disorder.
(b) He starts spending more time with his girlfriend.
(c) He develops a chronic injury.
(d) He gets more involved with his job and adult responsibilities.

14. In "Wolf OR-7," what word does the speaker say can also mean "touch" (32)?
(a) Howl.
(b) Love.
(c) Bite.
(d) Know.

15. In "Asterion's Lament," what does the speaker say is another name for "water" (27)?
(a) "Thread."
(b) "Map."
(c) "Jet."
(d) "Holy."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what does "the seven days of your body" allude to (7)?

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

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

4. In "Like Church," the speaker uses the Spanish term of endearment "Mi caracol" (29). What is the literal translation of this expression?

5. In "Asterion's Lament," the speaker talks about "the slake of a monster's appetite" (28). What does "slake" mean in this context?

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