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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word" through "Run'n'Gun".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the page 1 lines, "when the war ended. The war ended/ depending on which war you mean," what technique is used to introduce ambiguity?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Enjambment.
(d) Personification.

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

3. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the red light metaphorically compared to?
(a) Fabric.
(b) A traffic accident.
(c) A headache.
(d) Wind.

4. In "Run'n'Gun," what causes the speaker's older brother's game to deteriorate?
(a) He gets more involved with his job and adult responsibilities.
(b) He develops a chronic injury.
(c) He starts spending more time with his girlfriend.
(d) He develops a substance use disorder.

5. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," when the speaker claims to be the only Native person "on the 8th floor of this hotel or any," what technique is being used (14)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is being referred to by the phrase "these two potters" (7)?

2. In "Run'n'Gun," what is a logical interpretation of the symbolic value of the fence outside the schoolyard?

3. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what does the speaker claim to do with her "mouth of smoke" (14)?

4. In "Run'n'Gun," what is the rhetorical purpose of the description of the Indian children's shoes and socks?

5. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?

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