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

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?
(a) “Pack the suitcases with white cans of corned beef.”
(b) “I found your blue suitcases.”
(c) “Betsy Ross needled hot stars to Mr. Washington’s bedspread.”
(d) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following libations does the narrator assert angels drink from silver cups?

2. Which of the following publications is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare road workers?

4. The collection defines “yenni” as which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the beer that accompanies Mojave Barbie discussed?

4. With what are the Hopi men working before signing on with the Department of Transportation in “The Facts of Art”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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