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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 "These Hands, If Not Gods," the entire poem explains why the speaker is like a god. What technique is this an example of?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Juxtaposition.

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

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"?
(a) A hair comb.
(b) A honeycomb.
(c) A rooster's comb.
(d) A textile comb.

4. In "Run'n'Gun," what sport does the speaker discuss?
(a) Lacross.
(b) An ancient Mesoamerican ball game.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

5. In "From the Desire Field," what does the line "verde, te quiero verde" literally translate to (12)?
(a) Unripe, I love things unripe.
(b) Green, I love the green.
(c) Green, I want you green.
(d) Unripe, I want it unripe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "From the Desire Field," what other poet is alluded to?

3. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what does the speaker claim to do with her "mouth of smoke" (14)?

4. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the literal meaning of the figurative lines, "an American drone finds then loves/ a body--the radiant nectar it seeks" (15)?

5. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," how does the tone shift with the image of the speaker looking out the window?

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