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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 "Ink-Light," what technique is employed in the line, "I touch her with the eyes of my skin" (34)?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Meiosis.

2. In the page 1 lines, "when the war ended. The war ended/ depending on which war you mean," what technique is used to introduce ambiguity?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Enjambment.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

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

4. In "The Mustangs," what AC/DC song is mentioned?
(a) "Highway to Hell."
(b) "Shot in the Dark."
(c) "Thunderstruck."
(d) "Back in Black."

5. What figure from Mexican folklore is referred to in "exhibits from The American Water Museum"?
(a) El Duende.
(b) El Coco.
(c) La Llorona.
(d) Los Chaneques.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 23 of "Run'n'Gun," the speaker says, "we became coyotes and rivers." What technique is being used in this line?

2. In "Asterion's Lament," what kind of a creature is "Asterion"?

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

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

5. In "It Was the Animals," what technique is used in the description of the piece of the "ark" next to the speaker's coffee cup?

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