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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 "Like Church," what does the speaker say she has "escaped through" (29)?
(a) A searchlight.
(b) The beloved's body.
(c) Dirty water.
(d) The window.

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

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

4. In "Asterion's Lament," what does the speaker say is another name for "water" (27)?
(a) "Thread."
(b) "Jet."
(c) "Map."
(d) "Holy."

5. 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 struggle for Native sovereignty.
(c) Her relationship with her lover.
(d) The battle against erasure.

Short Answer 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?

2. In "The Mustangs," what figure of speech is employed in the phrase "hooves rumbling like weather in my ears" (35)?

3. In "From the Desire Field," what does the line "verde, te quiero verde" literally translate to (12)?

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

5. In "Asterion's Lament," the speaker talks about "the slake of a monster's appetite" (28). What does "slake" mean in this context?

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