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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does the narrator associate Huitzliopochtli?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Tanager.
(c) Hummingbird.
(d) Wren.

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

3. Which of the following items of clothing is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?
(a) Shirt.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Leggings.
(d) Dress.

4. Which of the following do Guy No-Horse’s observers yell?
(a) Yo-hoy!
(b) Ya-ha!
(c) Listen!
(d) Hey!

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare hunger in “Cloud Watching”?
(a) A cat.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

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

7. In which of the following kinds of trailer do the workers’ wives live in “The Facts of Art”?
(a) Jayco.
(b) Starcraft.
(c) Winnwbago.
(d) Airstream.

8. In which of the following do Mojave Barbie and Ken conduct their assignations?
(a) Glam Getaway.
(b) Dream Pool.
(c) Dream Closet.
(d) Dream House.

9. Which of the following candies does the narrator note receiving at Halloween?
(a) Tootsie Rolls.
(b) Hershey bars.
(c) Reese's Pieces.
(d) Snickers.

10. To which meal are Ken and Skipper confined?
(a) Eggs and bacon.
(b) Cold cereal.
(c) Eggs and pancakes.
(d) Pancakes and bacon.

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

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

13. 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.”

14. Which of the following documents is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?
(a) A colonche recipe.
(b) A tortilla recipe.
(c) A frybread recipe.
(d) A passport.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In posing a hypothetical about God, of which of the following does the narrator suggest God might have wings?

2. Which of the following describes the suit in “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

3. Across which of the following rivers does the narrator row?

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

5. Which of the following is the *last* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?

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