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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) Rosalía de Castro.
(b) Pablo Neruda.
(c) Octavio Paz.
(d) Federico García Lorca.

2. What does the opening of "Postcolonial Love Poem" claim that moonstones can do?
(a) Stop the bleeding of a snakebite.
(b) Help you find your way home.
(c) Predict the weather.
(d) Make someone fall in love with you.

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker addresses a lover who is not present in the poem. What technique is this an example of?
(a) Personification.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Apostrophe.

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

5. What is distinctive about the structure of "Blood-Light"?
(a) It uses ballad meter.
(b) It is grouped into two-line stanzas.
(c) It is the only rhymed poem in the collection.
(d) If compressed, the lines would form a free-verse version of a sonnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "ichor." What does this word mean?

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

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," which religion's god is alluded to in the line "didn't you sing out their ninety-nine names?" (8)?

4. In "From the Desire Field," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?

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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