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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "I, Minotaur" through "Cranes, Mafiosos, and a Polaroid Camera".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what creature does the speaker claim is walking down West 29th Street?
(a) A lion.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A bull.

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

3. In "Asterion's Lament," what does the phrase, "Go forward, always down" represent (27)?
(a) The title of a Whitman poem.
(b) Commentary about U.S. history.
(c) Directions from the forest to the sea.
(d) Ariadne's advice to Theseus.

4. In "Isn't the Air Also a Body, Moving?" what does the speaker compare breathing to?
(a) Using bellows to stoke a fire.
(b) A magician's escape trick.
(c) The rolling of ocean waves.
(d) The flight of a hawk.

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 "The Mustangs," what is the mother talking about when she mentions "slingshots" (35)?

2. On page 21 of "Skin-Light," what other name for Teotlachco is given?

3. In "How the Milky Way Was Made," what does the speaker claim causes the milky appearance of the galaxy?

4. In "Run'n'Gun," what causes the speaker's older brother's game to deteriorate?

5. In "How the Milky Way Was Made," what Western cities' use of Colorado River water is criticized?

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