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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Ode to the Beloved's Hips" through "The First Water Is the Body".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "From the Desire Field," how does "soy una sonámbula" function as an allusion?
(a) It refers to a character from the movie Sleepwalking.
(b) It refers to the poem "Romance Sonámbulo."
(c) It refers to a character from the novel Intemperie.
(d) It refers to the poem "Sleep and Poetry."

3. In "Like Church," what word is repeated with a different meaning to imply that the speaker is a kind of captive in her relationship?
(a) Bars.
(b) Judge.
(c) Time.
(d) Cage.

4. In "The First Water Is the Body," what city's water crisis is specifically mentioned?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) Flint, Michigan.
(c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(d) Dos Palos, California.

5. In "The First Water Is the Body," what word does the speaker borrow from John Berger?
(a) "Channeled."
(b) "Submerge."
(c) "Pre-verbal."
(d) "Juxtaposition."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Jacques Derrida mentioned in "The First Water Is the Body"?

2. In "From the Desire Field," what does the line "verde, te quiero verde" literally translate to (12)?

3. In "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," what American poet's death is mentioned?

4. In "Like Church," what does the speaker compare her relationship with the church to?

5. In "Asterion's Lament," what kind of a creature is "Asterion"?

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