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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. Onto which of the following properties does the narrator report the FBI pursued Jimmy Eagle?
(a) Running Elk.
(b) Jumping Spider.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) Jumping Bull.

2. The collection defines “yenni” as which of the following?
(a) Assault.
(b) Rock and roll.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Sex.

3. Which of the following is the color of Jimmy Eagle’s truck?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. How many stanzas does “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” have?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

5. Which of the following is the *first* to be marked for “immeasurable gratitude” in the dedication of the book?
(a) Ted.
(b) Janet.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Diane.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which meal are Ken and Skipper confined?

2. Which of the following does Reservation Mary’s suitor buy for her?

3. In a grove of which of the following does the narrator’s brother preside?

4. Which of the following is the first line of “The Facts of Art”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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