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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?

2. To which of the following avians does the narrator compare her menstruation?

3. Which of the following does Reservation Mary’s suitor buy for her?

4. Across which of the following rivers does the narrator row?

5. Which of the following birds does the narrator note signifies death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator note being given by history?

2. How is the beer that accompanies Mojave Barbie discussed?

3. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

4. What complaint does the narrator voice about raisins after eating them?

5. What does the narrator cite as possible sources of madness in “Other Small Thundering”?

6. What is noted as being needed to justify the presence of insulin among Mojave Barbie’s effects?

7. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Eve* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?

8. To what does the narrator compare yesterday to in “Other Small Thundering”?

9. For what does the narrator note having prayed to the tortilla god?

10. What comments does the narrator offer about the fact that her “parents’ hearts kept / growing back” (1)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the poems in the collection work well both with and without the inclusion of their title lines in the text. For any one of the poems in the collection, how does the reading change if the title is included as part of the main text of the poem?

Essay Topic 2

What overall attitude towards intoxicants does the collection present? What in the text shows that presentation? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

What overall attitude towards family does the collection present? What in the text shows that presentation? How does it do so?

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