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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. Along which of the following does the narrator’s brother stumble?
2. Which of the following is the *first* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?
3. The collection defines “yenni” as which of the following?
4. With which of the following are the burritos Reservation Mary sells stuffed?
5. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator warn is the likely effect of an angel visiting the reservation?
2. What does the narrator cite as possible sources of madness in “Other Small Thundering”?
3. What does the narrator note grows in front yards in “Reservation Grass”?
4. How are the Hopi men pressured to return to work in “The Facts of Art”?
5. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Virgin Mary* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?
6. In “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Reservation,” how is Gabe described?
7. Based on the poem “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation,” what is an abecedarian poem?
8. With what are the Hopi men working before signing on with the Department of Transportation in “The Facts of Art”?
9. About what does the two-man band at The Injun That Could sing about?
10. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Eve* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What overall attitude towards family does the collection present? What in the text shows that presentation? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
What attitude toward shame does the collection note? What in the text indicates that attitude? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the collection, the narrator makes reference to fruits of various sources. Explicate the significance of the fruits, generally, and of one fruit, specifically.
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