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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 "The First Water Is the Body," what river does the author specifically discuss?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The Salmon River.
(c) The Green River.
(d) The Blackfoot River.

2. 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) Coming home to the beloved is compared to the Ancient Greek tradition of hospitality.
(b) The hard work of a relationship is compared to agricultural work.
(c) Jealousy and possessiveness in a relationship is compared to cannibalism.
(d) Sex with the beloved is compared to the Christian rite of communion.

3. In "Wolf OR-7," the speaker describes a "tourmaline" dusk. What does tourmaline look like?
(a) It is a clear yellow, but has green, blue, and pink occlusions.
(b) It is a clouded and luminous orange.
(c) It is clear, with hues shifting from green to pink.
(d) It is opaque, varying from red to orange.

4. What does the title "Catching Copper" literally refer to?
(a) Capturing an escaped dog.
(b) Playing a game with pennies.
(c) Working in a mine.
(d) Getting shot.

5. In "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," what does the speaker "diagnose" herself and the reservation as?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Rusting.
(d) Dream-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Like Church," what fruit does the speaker say the afterlife will be full of?

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

3. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?

4. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," what does the speaker claim that Indian sweat smells like?

5. In "Wolf OR-7," what state has the solitary wolf "OR-7" entered?

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