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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. To which of the following flowers does the narrator compare her parents?
(a) Amaranths.
(b) Forget-me-nots.
(c) Bluebonnets.
(d) Honeysuckles.

2. To which of the following precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Sapphire.

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

4. In a grove of which of the following does the narrator’s brother preside?
(a) Juniper.
(b) Mountain cedar.
(c) Salt cedar.
(d) Red oak.

5. Which of the following is the first line of “The Facts of Art”?
(a) “Despair has a loose daughter.”
(b) “We are born with spinning coins in place of eyes.”
(c) “We smoke more grass than we ever promise to plant.”
(d) “The Arizona highway sailed across the desert.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which of the following fruits does the narrator note her brother’s clothes smell?

2. Which of the following do the Hopi elders claim is angry in “The Facts of Art”?

3. Which of the following is the surname of the titular “Reservation Mary”?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?

5. In posing a hypothetical about God, which of the following games does the narrator posit God might invent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How are the Hopi men pressured to return to work in “The Facts of Art”?

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

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

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

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

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