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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 of the following does the narrator note is taken in by the rolling ball of masa?
(a) Palmer's oaks.
(b) Mesquites.
(c) Prickly pears.
(d) Creosotes.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following years does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?

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

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

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

5. From which of the following is the inscription at the beginning of “The Facts of Art” taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator warn is the likely effect of an angel visiting the reservation?

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

6. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

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

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

9. What does the narrator note grows in front yards in “Reservation Grass”?

10. In “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Reservation,” how is Gabe described?

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