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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," the speaker uses the Spanish term of endearment "Mi caracol" (29). What is the literal translation of this expression?
(a) My snail.
(b) My cabbage.
(c) My peanut.
(d) My rabbit.

2. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker refers to "Atman." Which idea is this Hindu concept related most closely to?
(a) Contemplation.
(b) The soul.
(c) God's grace.
(d) Providence.

3. According to "American Arithmetic," what percentage of the U.S. population is Native American?
(a) 1%.
(b) 1.4%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 0.8%.

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

5. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what comparison is made by the lines "eaten the bread/ of your thighs, broke you to wine" (7)?
(a) Jealousy and possessiveness in a relationship is compared to cannibalism.
(b) The hard work of a relationship is compared to agricultural work.
(c) Coming home to the beloved is compared to the Ancient Greek tradition of hospitality.
(d) Sex with the beloved is compared to the Christian rite of communion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Mustangs," where does the speaker go to high school?

3. In "Like Church," what does the speaker mean by "It is real work not to perform/ a fable" (30)?

4. 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)?

5. In "American Arithmetic," what does the narrator suggest is better than being invisible?

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