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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 "Blood-Light," what does the speaker say the story is about?
(a) Love.
(b) Stars.
(c) Land.
(d) Blood.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied in "Postcolonial Love Poem's" allusion to the wars "which started me, which I lost and won"?

2. 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"?

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

4. 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)?

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

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