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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word" through "Run'n'Gun".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Skin-Light," what is the likely antecedent of "this" in "This is the war I was born for" (22)?
(a) Her relationship with her brother.
(b) The battle against erasure.
(c) The struggle for Native sovereignty.
(d) Her relationship with her lover.

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

4. What is implied in "Postcolonial Love Poem's" allusion to the wars "which started me, which I lost and won"?
(a) The speaker's parents had a difficult relationship, and she inherited their argumentative tendencies.
(b) Both the speaker's existence and struggles result from the wars of colonial conquest.
(c) Romantic relationships represent both a beginning and an end.
(d) Diaz is a pacifist who objects to war of any kind.

5. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," who tells the speaker "Don't stray" (19)?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Run'n'Gun," what causes the speaker's older brother's game to deteriorate?

2. What vehicle is mentioned in the opening of "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word"?

3. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," to what does the speaker compare the United States?

4. In "Postcolonial Love Poem," the speaker mentions a "cabochon." What is a cabochon?

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

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