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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "I, Minotaur" through "Cranes, Mafiosos, and a Polaroid Camera".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Cranes, Mafiosos, and a Polaroid Camera," to what does the speaker compare the camera's aperture?
(a) A mouth.
(b) An eye.
(c) A lake.
(d) A wound.

2. 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) Synechdoche.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Enjambment.

3. In "Asterion's Lament," what kind of a creature is "Asterion"?
(a) Half-bull and half-human.
(b) Half-fish and half-human.
(c) Half-snake and half-human.
(d) Half-bird and half-human.

4. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?
(a) Barking.
(b) Clicking.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Moaning.

5. In "Like Church," what does the speaker mean by "It is real work not to perform/ a fable" (30)?
(a) It is easy to fall into the trap of fulfilling a stereotype.
(b) She feels controlled by her partner's whims and desires.
(c) Fairy tales and fables create unrealistic expectation about love.
(d) She worries about assuming that she knows how her relationship will end.

Short Answer 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?

2. In "The Mustangs," what figure of speech is employed in the phrase "hooves rumbling like weather in my ears" (35)?

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

4. What name for the Mojave people does the speaker share in "The First Water Is the Body"?

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

(see the answer key)

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