1. In "Ink-Light," where are the speaker and her beloved?
(a) In a hotel room.
(b) In the desert.
(c) On a riverbank.
(d) On a snowy street.

2. In "Skin-Light," what is the most likely antecedent of "it" in the line "My whole life I have obeyed it" (21)?
(a) This "god-made place."
(b) "The opened-gold field."
(c) "Skin-Light."
(d) The "glide of the hand."

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) Judaism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Islam.

4. In "Like Church," what does the speaker mean by "It is real work not to perform/ a fable" (30)?
(a) She worries about assuming that she knows how her relationship will end.
(b) Fairy tales and fables create unrealistic expectation about love.
(c) She feels controlled by her partner's whims and desires.
(d) It is easy to fall into the trap of fulfilling a stereotype.

5. In "Like Church," what fruit does the speaker say the afterlife will be full of?
(a) Melons.
(b) Figs.
(c) Apples.
(d) Pomegranates.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. In "Like Church," to what does the speaker compare the beloved's hip?

3. In "Wolf OR-7," the speaker describes a "tourmaline" dusk. What does tourmaline look like?

4. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," what kind of person does the speaker want to love her?

5. In "The Mustangs," what AC/DC song is mentioned?

(see the answer key)

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