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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. What does the title "Catching Copper" literally refer to?
(a) Getting shot.
(b) Working in a mine.
(c) Capturing an escaped dog.
(d) Playing a game with pennies.

2. 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) The hard work of a relationship is compared to agricultural work.
(b) Jealousy and possessiveness in a relationship is compared to cannibalism.
(c) Coming home to the beloved is compared to the Ancient Greek tradition of hospitality.
(d) Sex with the beloved is compared to the Christian rite of communion.

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

4. On page 9 of "Catching Copper," how do the brothers walk their bullet?
(a) "Like a bee."
(b) "With a limp."
(c) "Like a date."
(d) "With a moan."

5. 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)?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?

2. 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)?

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

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

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

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