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

2. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what does "the seven days of your body" allude to (7)?
(a) The week the speaker spent with the beloved.
(b) The week the speaker was separated from the beloved.
(c) The legend of the Centimani.
(d) The Biblical creation story.

3. In "Skin-Light," when the speaker uses the word "lightmonger," what literary technique is this an example of (22)?
(a) Neologism.
(b) Encomium.
(c) Aphorismus.
(d) Anthimeria.

4. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what comparison is made by the lines "eaten the bread/ of your thighs, broke you to wine" (7)?
(a) Jealousy and possessiveness in a relationship is compared to cannibalism.
(b) The hard work of a relationship is compared to agricultural work.
(c) Sex with the beloved is compared to the Christian rite of communion.
(d) Coming home to the beloved is compared to the Ancient Greek tradition of hospitality.

5. In "Skin-Light," the speaker refers to "violet, biliruben/ bloom." What is she describing?
(a) Painting.
(b) Bruises.
(c) Stones.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best descriptor of the tone of "American Arithmetic"?

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

3. What does the opening of "Postcolonial Love Poem" claim that moonstones can do?

4. In "Run'n'Gun," what sport does the speaker discuss?

5. In "Blood-Light," what is the speaker imagining with the words, "Don't you want a little light in your belly?"

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