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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," the speaker makes a reference to the "hundred-handed ones." Who were these figures?
(a) The wise women who control fate.
(b) The monsters that guard the gates of the underworld.
(c) The giant offspring of Sky and Earth.
(d) The ancient potters who created human beings.

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) Paradox.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Conceit.

3. In "Catching Copper," what does the acronym "CIB" stand for?
(a) Combat Infantryman Badge.
(b) Certificate of Indian Blood.
(c) Citizens Information Board.
(d) Criminal Investigation Branch.

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 described in the page 5 image "yellow metallic scissors"?
(a) Crayfish.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Chopsticks.
(d) Knitting needles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the star Antares in "Blood-Light"?

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

3. On page 1 of "Postcolonial Love Poem," what technique is used in the lines, "The seeds sleep like geodes beneath hot feldspar sand"?

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

5. On page 9 of "Catching Copper," how do the brothers walk their bullet?

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