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 "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," what are "our conquerors" compared to (44)?
(a) Jaguars.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Horses.

2. In "From the Desire Field," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?
(a) A bull.
(b) A wolf.
(c) An owl.
(d) A cat.

3. In "Wolf OR-7," what word does the speaker say can also mean "touch" (32)?
(a) Bite.
(b) Love.
(c) Howl.
(d) Know.

4. In the opening of "Skin-Light," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?
(a) A jaguar.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A bull.
(d) A scorpion.

5. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what does the speaker claim to do with her "mouth of smoke" (14)?
(a) Fill the room.
(b) Speak an unknown language.
(c) Put bees to sleep.
(d) Preserve meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the literal meaning of the figurative lines, "an American drone finds then loves/ a body--the radiant nectar it seeks" (15)?

2. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," who is mentioned as having stolen the Creator's heart?

3. In "Blood-Light," what does the speaker say the story is about?

4. In "The First Water Is the Body," what specific product's logo does the speaker mention?

5. What is distinctive about the structure of "Blood-Light"?

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