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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 "Catching Copper," what does the acronym "CIB" stand for?
(a) Combat Infantryman Badge.
(b) Criminal Investigation Branch.
(c) Citizens Information Board.
(d) Certificate of Indian Blood.

2. In "Blood-Light," what does the speaker say the story is about?
(a) Love.
(b) Stars.
(c) Blood.
(d) Land.

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

4. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," who tells the speaker "Don't stray" (19)?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Her lover.

5. In "Catching Copper," what technique is used in the strophe about the brothers dancing, on page 10, when the dance "The worm" is mentioned?
(a) Double entente.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Anthropomorphism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what comparison is made by the lines "eaten the bread/ of your thighs, broke you to wine" (7)?

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

4. In "American Arithmetic," what does the narrator suggest is better than being invisible?

5. What is significant about the star Antares in "Blood-Light"?

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