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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following instruments does the narrator remark remain in museums?

2. Which of the following candies does the narrator note receiving at Halloween?

3. Which of the following is the first line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note is between her legs?

5. Which of the following items of jewelry is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

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. How is the beer that accompanies Mojave Barbie discussed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Notably, the narrator’s mother is accorded more dialogue than the narrator’s father. What meaning can be taken from the relative presentation, and how does that meaning emerge?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of When My Brother Was an Aztec on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the collection? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

What significance inheres in the nonstandard spellings in the title “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation,” and how do you know?

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