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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 "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.

2. 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) Apostrophe.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

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

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

5. In "Catching Copper," what technique is used in the strophe about the brothers dancing, on page 10, when the dance "The worm" is mentioned?
(a) Anthropomorphism.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Double entente.
(d) Sarcasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

5. 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)?

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