2. Which of the following does the narrator note is a way to close a wound?
(a) A Hotchkiss.
(b) A Springfield.
(c) A Howitzer.
(d) A Gatling.

3. Of which of the following does the narrator note her brother’s clothes smell?
(a) Oils.
(b) Candles.
(c) Matches.
(d) Wax.

4. Which of the following avians is on the costume with which the narrator is provided for Halloween?
(a) Thunderbird.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Mayura.
(d) Roc.

5. With which of the following bluish semiprecious stones does the narrator’s brother reportedly always return?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Howlite.
(c) Chrysocolla.
(d) Lapis lazuli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items of clothing is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

2. Which seeds accompany the addressee of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?

3. In a grove of which of the following does the narrator’s brother preside?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note is stamped on the side of the box of raisins?

5. Which of the following does Guy No-Horse himself yell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Virgin Mary* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?

2. At what point does the narrator note her brother stopped wearing shirts?

3. Based on the poem “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation,” what is an abecedarian poem?

4. To what does the narrator compare yesterday to in “Other Small Thundering”?

5. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Eve* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?

6. For what does the narrator note having prayed to the tortilla god?

7. What does the narrator note being given by history?

8. What does the narrator cite as possible sources of madness in “Other Small Thundering”?

9. About what does the two-man band at The Injun That Could sing about?

10. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

(see the answer keys)

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