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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 instruments does the narrator remark remain in museums?

2. In posing a hypothetical about God, of which of the following does the narrator suggest God might have wings?

3. Which of the following types of bread does Reservation Mary sell?

4. Which of the following is the surname of the titular “Reservation Mary”?

5. Which of the following does the narrator note her brother feeds “The slave girls” (1)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the refrain of “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” (33)?

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

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

5. What does the narrator warn is the likely effect of an angel visiting the reservation?

6. How are the Hopi men pressured to return to work in “The Facts of Art”?

7. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

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

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

10. For what basketball skills is Reservation Mary’s suitor noted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Near the beginning of “Other Small Thundering,” the narrator makes mention of “Charon’s narrow skiffs” (31). What purpose does the Classical reference serve? How is that purpose enacted?

Essay Topic 2

A number of the poems in the collection are divided into smaller sections. For one such poem, what function does the division into sections serve, and how is that function manifested?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator’s brother cites Lionel Richie as having influenced his bad behavior. What effect does the specific citation have on the reader? How might it be different with another artist? Why might it be so?

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