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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 fruit does the speaker say the afterlife will be full of?
(a) Melons.
(b) Pomegranates.
(c) Figs.
(d) Apples.

2. What is significant about the star Antares in "Blood-Light"?
(a) It is one half of a "double" star.
(b) This is the proper name for the "North Star."
(c) It is also called the "heart of the scorpion."
(d) It is a star that recently went super-nova.

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker makes a reference to the "hundred-handed ones." Who were these figures?
(a) The giant offspring of Sky and Earth.
(b) The wise women who control fate.
(c) The ancient potters who created human beings.
(d) The monsters that guard the gates of the underworld.

4. In "From the Desire Field," to what creature does the speaker compare herself?
(a) A cat.
(b) An owl.
(c) A bull.
(d) A wolf.

5. 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) The wine that the gods drank on Mount Olympus.
(c) The substance that the Greek gods had instead of blood.
(d) A prolonged period of lazy satisfaction.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Like Church," the speaker uses the Spanish term of endearment "Mi caracol" (29). What is the literal translation of this expression?

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

3. In "Wolf OR-7," what is the "trembling blue line" (32)?

4. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the speaker's objection to her lover saying, "You make me feel like lightening" (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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