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

2. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "ichor." What does this word mean?
(a) The wine that the gods drank on Mount Olympus.
(b) A prolonged period of lazy satisfaction.
(c) The substance that the Greek gods had instead of blood.
(d) A strong desire to engage in sexual activity.

3. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," to what does the speaker compare the United States?
(a) Broken glass.
(b) Spilled milk.
(c) Broken ice.
(d) Spoiled milk.

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

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

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. On page 23 of "Run'n'Gun," the speaker says, "we became coyotes and rivers." What technique is being used in this line?

3. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," who tells the speaker "Don't stray" (19)?

4. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," when the speaker claims to be the only Native person "on the 8th floor of this hotel or any," what technique is being used (14)?

5. In "Run'n'Gun," what is the rhetorical purpose of the description of the Indian children's shoes and socks?

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