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

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

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

4. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?
(a) Clicking.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Barking.
(d) Moaning.

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?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Juxtaposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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"?

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

5. In "Catching Copper," what does the acronym "CIB" stand for?

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