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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 "Asterion's Lament," to what is the beloved's body compared besides water?
(a) A desert.
(b) A palace.
(c) A garden.
(d) A maze.

2. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?
(a) Moaning.
(b) Clicking.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Barking.

3. In "Blood-Light," what does the speaker say the story is about?
(a) Stars.
(b) Love.
(c) Blood.
(d) Land.

4. In "Run'n'Gun," what sport does the speaker discuss?
(a) Basketball.
(b) An ancient Mesoamerican ball game.
(c) Lacross.
(d) Baseball.

5. In "Run'n'Gun," what is a logical interpretation of the symbolic value of the fence outside the schoolyard?
(a) It stands for the "world" that education can open to underprivileged children.
(b) It stands for the barriers life puts in the way of poor Indian children.
(c) It stands for adults' failed attempts to keep children safe.
(d) It stands for the insular world of reservation life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is being referred to by the phrase "these two potters" (7)?

2. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," how does the tone shift with the image of the speaker looking out the window?

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," the speaker addresses a lover who is not present in the poem. What technique is this an example of?

4. What does the title "The Mustangs" refer to?

5. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," what is the antecedent of the word "they" in the opening line "Haven't they moved like rivers?" (7)?

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