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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Asterion's Lament" through "The Mustangs".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "From the Desire Field," how does "soy una sonámbula" function as an allusion?
(a) It refers to the poem "Romance Sonámbulo."
(b) It refers to the poem "Sleep and Poetry."
(c) It refers to a character from the novel Intemperie.
(d) It refers to a character from the movie Sleepwalking.

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)?
(a) The powers of Prometheus.
(b) The powers of the Christian God.
(c) The speaker's hands.
(d) The beloved's hands.

3. 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) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

4. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," why is the word "Maps" in quotation marks?
(a) It is being discussed as a word.
(b) It is a song title.
(c) It is dialogue.
(d) It is being discussed sarcastically.

5. On page 1 of "Postcolonial Love Poem," what technique is used in the lines, "The seeds sleep like geodes beneath hot feldspar sand"?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Skin-Light," what is the likely antecedent of "this" in "This is the war I was born for" (22)?

2. In "Ink-Light," what technique is employed in the line, "I touch her with the eyes of my skin" (34)?

3. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the red light metaphorically compared to?

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

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

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