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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In posing a hypothetical about God, which of the following games does the narrator posit God might invent?
(a) Red Man Chess.
(b) Black Man Chess.
(c) White Man Chess.
(d) White Man Checkers.

2. Which of the following small mammals does the narrator note signifies death?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Rats.
(d) Bats.

3. Which of the following does the narrator associate with her menstruation?
(a) Wagon train.
(b) Cattle train.
(c) Passenger train.
(d) Wedding train.

4. Which of the following does the narrator note is stamped on the side of the box of raisins?
(a) USPHS.
(b) BIA.
(c) USDA.
(d) PIMC.

5. With which of the following are the burritos Reservation Mary sells stuffed?
(a) Cheese and potato.
(b) Cheese and bean.
(c) Rice and bean.
(d) Chorizo and egg.

6. Which of the following does the narrator note her brother feeds “The slave girls” (1)?
(a) Arroz.
(b) Maíz.
(c) Trigo.
(d) Frijoles.

7. Which of the following birds does the narrator note signifies death?
(a) Buzzards.
(b) Cassowaries.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Owls.

8. To which of the following is “A Woman with No Legs” dedicated?
(a) Eve Side-Stealer.
(b) Mary Busted-Chest.
(c) Lona Barrackman.
(d) Fran Ringold.

9. Which of the following is the first line of “Other Small Thundering”?
(a) “We are born with spinning coins in place of eyes.”
(b) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(c) “Despair has a loose daughter.”
(d) “The Arizona highway sailed across the desert.”

10. Across which of the following rivers does the narrator row?
(a) Acheron.
(b) Cocytus.
(c) Lethe.
(d) Styx.

11. Which of the following is the first line of the title poem?
(a) “I watched a lion eat a man like a piece of fruit”
(b) “he lived in our basement and sacrificed my parents”
(c) “When we were children, we traced our knees”
(d) “Angels don’t come to the reservation”

12. Which of the following is the color of Jimmy Eagle’s truck?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Gray.

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

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

15. Which of the following types of bread does Reservation Mary sell?
(a) Frybread.
(b) Pan dulce.
(c) Pumpernickel.
(d) Baguettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following makes of car does the narrator note are between her legs?

2. Which of the following is the last line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare road workers?

4. To which of the following avians does the narrator compare her menstruation?

5. Which of the following sodas does the woman with no legs drink?

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