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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. In the opening of "How the Milky Way Was Made," what aspect of the Colorado before its damming is stressed?
(a) Its fertility.
(b) Its spirituality.
(c) Its power.
(d) Its beauty.

2. In "Run'n'Gun," what sport does the speaker discuss?
(a) An ancient Mesoamerican ball game.
(b) Lacross.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

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

4. In "Asterion's Lament," what does the phrase, "Go forward, always down" represent (27)?
(a) Commentary about U.S. history.
(b) The title of a Whitman poem.
(c) Directions from the forest to the sea.
(d) Ariadne's advice to Theseus.

5. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," to what does the speaker compare the United States?
(a) Broken ice.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) Spilled milk.
(d) Spoiled milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ink-Light," to what does the speaker compare her desire?

2. In "Wolf OR-7," what word does the speaker say can also mean "touch" (32)?

3. In "How the Milky Way Was Made," what do the Natives lift into the sky?

4. In "Isn't the Air Also a Body, Moving?" what is anger said to be a demand for?

5. In "Ink-Light," where are the speaker and her beloved?

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