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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 items of jewelry is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?
(a) Bracelets.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Necklaces.
(d) Finger rings.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare her parents?

2. Along which of the following does the narrator’s brother stumble?

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

4. Which of the following is the *last* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare her brother’s followers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what basketball skills is Reservation Mary’s suitor noted?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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