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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 "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 starts spending more time with his girlfriend.
(c) He develops a chronic injury.
(d) He develops a substance use disorder.

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

3. In "Isn't the Air Also a Body, Moving?" the use of the word "coppered" is an example of which literary technique (73)?
(a) Anthimeria.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Syllepsis.
(d) Zeugma.

4. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the entire poem explains why the speaker is like a god. What technique is this an example of?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Symbolism.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Animals," what does the speaker want to do that her brother stops her from doing?

2. In "Like Church," the beloved's shoulders are compared to "hematite clocks" (29). What is hematite?

3. What vehicle is mentioned in the opening of "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word"?

4. In "Blood-Light," what is described in the page 5 image "yellow metallic scissors"?

5. In "exhibits from The American Water Museum," whose admission price is "the kidneys" (64)?

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