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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Postcolonial Love Poem" through "From the Desire Field".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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) Coming home to the beloved is compared to the Ancient Greek tradition of hospitality.
(c) Sex with the beloved is compared to the Christian rite of communion.
(d) The hard work of a relationship is compared to agricultural work.
2. 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) Symbolism.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Paradox.
3. 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.
4. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what does "the seven days of your body" allude to (7)?
(a) The Biblical creation story.
(b) The week the speaker was separated from the beloved.
(c) The week the speaker spent with the beloved.
(d) The legend of the Centimani.
5. In "Blood-Light," what is the speaker imagining with the words, "Don't you want a little light in your belly?"
(a) Her mother's motive for constantly trying to feed her.
(b) A way to communicate genuine joy.
(c) Her brother's motive for trying to stab her.
(d) How to tell her lover that she wants them to have a child.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is being referred to by the phrase "these two potters" (7)?
2. In "Blood-Light," what is described in the page 5 image "yellow metallic scissors"?
3. In "Catching Copper," what kind of "comb" is meant in the page 9 lines, "you should see my brothers' bullet/ make a comb, by chewing holes/ in what is sweet"?
4. In "From the Desire Field," what other poet is alluded to?
5. In "Blood-Light," what does the speaker say the story is about?
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