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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) Unripe, I want it unripe.
(b) Green, I want you green.
(c) Green, I love the green.
(d) Unripe, I love things unripe.

2. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker makes a reference to the "hundred-handed ones." Who were these figures?
(a) The monsters that guard the gates of the underworld.
(b) The wise women who control fate.
(c) The ancient potters who created human beings.
(d) The giant offspring of Sky and Earth.

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

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

5. In "From the Desire Field," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bull.
(c) A wolf.
(d) An owl.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what comparison is made by the lines "eaten the bread/ of your thighs, broke you to wine" (7)?

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

4. In "Blood-Light," what is described in the page 5 image "yellow metallic scissors"?

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

(see the answer key)

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