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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 "The Mustangs," where does the speaker go to high school?
(a) Willow Valley, Arizona.
(b) Needles, California.
(c) Mountain Pass, California.
(d) Golden Shores, Arizona.

2. In "Ink-Light," where are the speaker and her beloved?
(a) On a snowy street.
(b) On a riverbank.
(c) In a hotel room.
(d) In the desert.

3. In "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," what does the speaker say can "make you clean" (42)?
(a) Sand.
(b) Grief.
(c) Rain.
(d) Ash.

4. In "From the Desire Field," what does the line "verde, te quiero verde" literally translate to (12)?
(a) Green, I want you green.
(b) Unripe, I want it unripe.
(c) Green, I love the green.
(d) Unripe, I love things unripe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "From the Desire Field," how does "soy una sonámbula" function as an allusion?

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

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

4. In "Cranes, Mafiosos, and a Polaroid Camera," how does the speaker's brother respond to her description of the cranes' dance?

5. In "The First Water Is the Body," whom does the speaker call "The only red people I've ever seen" (46)?

(see the answer key)

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