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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Ode to the Beloved's Hips" through "The First Water Is the Body".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is being referred to by the phrase "these two potters" (7)?
(a) The speaker and the beloved.
(b) Prometheus and Hecatonchire.
(c) The Mojave gods who created humans.
(d) The speaker's hands.

2. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what creature does the speaker claim is walking down West 29th Street?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bull.

3. 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.

4. In "The Mustangs," what is the purpose of mentioning the brother's "thin ankles" (35)?
(a) It distinguishes him from the other boys.
(b) It stresses his determination.
(c) It compares him to a horse.
(d) It foreshadows his injury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What vehicle is mentioned in the opening of "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word"?

2. In "The Mustangs," what AC/DC song is mentioned?

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is the antecedent of the word "they" in the opening line "Haven't they moved like rivers?" (7)?

4. According to "American Arithmetic," what percentage of the U.S. population is Native American?

5. What distinguishes "Run'n'Gun" from the poems that come before it in the collection?

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