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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 "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 being discussed sarcastically.
(d) It is dialogue.

2. In "Run'n'Gun," what causes the speaker's older brother's game to deteriorate?
(a) He gets more involved with his job and adult responsibilities.
(b) He develops a substance use disorder.
(c) He develops a chronic injury.
(d) He starts spending more time with his girlfriend.

3. In "Run'n'Gun," what is the rhetorical purpose of the description of the Indian children's shoes and socks?
(a) It portrays them as underdogs.
(b) It develops the poem's lighthearted tone.
(c) It portrays their pride in their heritage.
(d) It foreshadows the poem's ending.

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

5. In "Skin-Light," when the speaker uses the word "lightmonger," what literary technique is this an example of (22)?
(a) Encomium.
(b) Anthimeria.
(c) Neologism.
(d) Aphorismus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Postcolonial Love Poem," the speaker mentions a "cabochon." What is a cabochon?

2. In "Like Church," what word is repeated with a different meaning to imply that the speaker is a kind of captive in her relationship?

3. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what creature does the speaker claim is walking down West 29th Street?

4. In "The Mustangs," what is the purpose of mentioning the brother's "thin ankles" (35)?

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

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