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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I, “9. Cloud Watching” to “18. The Clouds Are Buffalo Limping toward Jesus”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare her parents?
(a) Eulogies.
(b) Energies.
(c) Effervescence.
(d) Effigies.

2. In which of the following years does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1974.

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Reservation Grass”?
(a) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(b) “Corned beef comes on the first of every month.”
(c) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(d) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”

4. Which of the following describes the suit in “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) Navy two-piece.
(b) Charcoal two-piece.
(c) Navy three-piece.
(d) Charcoal three-piece.

5. To which of the following semi-precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?
(a) Amethyst.
(b) Topaz.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Garnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mojave Barbie has a tape of which of the following poets?

2. With which of the following are the burritos Reservation Mary sells stuffed?

3. To which of the following precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?

4. To which of the following flowers does the narrator compare her parents?

5. Which of the following does the narrator note her brother feeds “The slave girls” (1)?

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