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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 "From the Desire Field," what other poet is alluded to?
(a) Federico García Lorca.
(b) Rosalía de Castro.
(c) Octavio Paz.
(d) Pablo Neruda.

2. In "From the Desire Field," what does the line "verde, te quiero verde" literally translate to (12)?
(a) Unripe, I love things unripe.
(b) Green, I love the green.
(c) Green, I want you green.
(d) Unripe, I want it unripe.

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "ichor." What does this word mean?
(a) A strong desire to engage in sexual activity.
(b) The wine that the gods drank on Mount Olympus.
(c) The substance that the Greek gods had instead of blood.
(d) A prolonged period of lazy satisfaction.

4. 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 legend of the Centimani.
(c) The week the speaker was separated from the beloved.
(d) The Biblical creation story.

5. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "Atman." Which idea is this Hindu concept related most closely to?
(a) Providence.
(b) Contemplation.
(c) God's grace.
(d) The soul.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker makes a reference to the "hundred-handed ones." Who were these figures?

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is the antecedent of the word "they" in the opening line "Haven't they moved like rivers?" (7)?

4. What is distinctive about the structure of "Blood-Light"?

5. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the entire poem explains why the speaker is like a god. What technique is this an example of?

(see the answer key)

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