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

2. What is significant about the star Antares in "Blood-Light"?
(a) It is also called the "heart of the scorpion."
(b) This is the proper name for the "North Star."
(c) It is one half of a "double" star.
(d) It is a star that recently went super-nova.

3. 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"?
(a) A honeycomb.
(b) A textile comb.
(c) A hair comb.
(d) A rooster's comb.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "Atman." Which idea is this Hindu concept related most closely to?

2. In "From the Desire Field," how does "soy una sonámbula" function as an allusion?

3. In the page 1 lines, "when the war ended. The war ended/ depending on which war you mean," what technique is used to introduce ambiguity?

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

5. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is being referred to by the phrase "these two potters" (7)?

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