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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 "Ode to the Beloved's Hips," what war is alluded to?
(a) The Battle of Red Cliffs.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) The Texas-Indian Wars.
(d) The Trojan War.

2. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," what other Indian author is mentioned?
(a) Linda Hogan.
(b) Louis Owens.
(c) Susan Power.
(d) Sherman Alexie.

3. On page 21 of "Skin-Light," what other name for Teotlachco is given?
(a) "Calabash."
(b) "Light-well."
(c) "Chalcedony."
(d) "Lamp-Land."

4. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the red light metaphorically compared to?
(a) Fabric.
(b) A headache.
(c) A traffic accident.
(d) Wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From its context in "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," what can be assumed about the Hotchkiss and Springfield Model 1873?

2. 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)?

3. What does the title "Catching Copper" literally refer to?

4. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," what kind of food is mentioned twice?

5. In "Skin-Light," when the speaker uses the word "lightmonger," what literary technique is this an example of (22)?

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