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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 "That Which Cannot Be Stilled," what American poet's death is mentioned?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Elizabeth Bishop.
(c) John Ashbery.
(d) Walt Whitman.

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

3. In "How the Milky Way Was Made," what does the speaker claim causes the milky appearance of the galaxy?
(a) Dust from the moon.
(b) The movement of fish.
(c) Sparks from the sun.
(d) The quivering of her lover's body.

4. In "Ode to the Beloved's Hips," the speaker describes something as "Maenad." What is this a reference to?
(a) Orpheus's wife.
(b) Dionysus's female followers.
(c) King Menelaus's wife.
(d) Demeter's daughter.

5. In "Top Ten Reasons Why Indians Are Good at Basketball," what does the speaker claim that Indian sweat smells like?
(a) Tortillas and Pine-Sol.
(b) Grape juice and Air Jordans.
(c) WD-40 and cake.
(d) Airplane glue and potato chips.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ink-Light," where are the speaker and her beloved?

2. In the context of "Ode to the Beloved's Hips," in the expression "madre mías," what is the most likely reason that mía is made plural?

3. What name for the Mojave people does the speaker share in "The First Water Is the Body"?

4. According to "American Arithmetic," what percentage of the U.S. population is Native American?

5. What technique is used in "American Arithmetic" in the page 17 line "O, mine efficient country"?

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