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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare road workers?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Fire ants.
(d) Roaches.

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Mercy Songs to Melancholy”?
(a) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(b) “Who mines her throat?”
(c) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(d) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”

5. Which of the following instruments does the narrator remark remain in museums?
(a) Flutes.
(b) Guitars.
(c) Drums.
(d) Trumpets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following do Mojave Barbie and Ken conduct their assignations?

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

3. Which of the following does the narrator note is a way to close a wound?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is noted as being needed to justify the presence of insulin among Mojave Barbie’s effects?

2. What is the refrain of “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” (33)?

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

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

5. What complaint does the narrator voice about raisins after eating them?

6. What crown does the narrator’s brother wear?

7. What comments does the narrator offer about the fact that her “parents’ hearts kept / growing back” (1)?

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

9. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

10. What living situation does the narrator describe for her brother when he was the Aztec of the title?

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