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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 is the last line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?

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

3. Which of the following is the first line of the title poem?

4. Which of the following does the narrator associate with her menstruation?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What results from Mojave Barbie’s assignations with Ken?

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

5. What comments does the narrator offer about the fact that her “parents’ hearts kept / growing back” (1)?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator makes several references to being beastlike. What purpose might that reference serve? How does that purpose manifest in the collection?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the names of several characters (e.g., Guy No-Horse, Mary Busted-Chest, Eve Side-Stealer) in the collection as kennings. Given such a function, what name might be expected of the narrator and her brother? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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