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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following libations does the narrator assert angels drink from silver cups?
(a) Shochu.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Rum.
(d) Whiskey.

2. Which seeds accompany the addressee of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) White poplar.
(b) Black poplar.
(c) Black poppy.
(d) Sunflower.

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

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

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

6. To which of the following avians does the narrator compare her menstruation?
(a) Mayura.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Thunderbird.
(d) Roc.

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

8. Onto which of the following properties does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?
(a) Running Elk.
(b) Jumping Spider.
(c) Jumping Bull.
(d) Sitting Bull.

9. From which of the following is the inscription at the beginning of “The Facts of Art” taken?
(a) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(b) Portsmouth, Virginia.
(c) Portsmouth, Ohio.
(d) Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

10. Mojave Barbie has a tape of which of the following poets?
(a) Ray Young Bear.
(b) Leslie Marmon Silko.
(c) Joy Harjo.
(d) Tracy K. Smith.

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

12. Of which of the following birds’ feces is the narrator’s brother reported to smell?
(a) Astrapia.
(b) Roadrunner.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Parrot.

13. To which of the following precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?
(a) Sapphire.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Emerald.

14. To which of the following does the narrator compare her brother’s followers?
(a) Animal-tamers.
(b) Acrobats.
(c) Clowns.
(d) Musicians.

15. Which of the following does Reservation Mary’s suitor buy for her?
(a) Jack ‘n’ Coke.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) Wild Turkey ‘n’ Coke.
(d) Crown and Coke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note is a way to set up a flag?

2. Which of the following canids does the narrator note signifies death?

3. Which of the following does the narrator associate with her menstruation?

4. To which of the following semi-precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?

5. How many stanzas does “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” have?

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