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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. Mojave Barbie has a tape of which of the following poets?
3. Which of the following is the first line of “Reservation Grass”?
4. Which of the following does the narrator refer to as a drummer?
5. To which of the following does the narrator compare her brother’s followers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the woman with no legs’ experience at the Indian school?
2. How are the Hopi men pressured to return to work in “The Facts of Art”?
3. Based on the poem “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation,” what is an abecedarian poem?
4. What results from Mojave Barbie’s assignations with Ken?
5. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Eve* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?
6. What hypothetical does the narrator pose about the Biblical *Virgin Mary* in “If Eve Side-Stealer & Mary Busted-Chest Ruled the World” (25)?
7. About what does the two-man band at The Injun That Could sing about?
8. What complaint does the narrator voice about raisins after eating them?
9. What is the refrain of “Jimmy Eagle’s Hot Cowboy Boots Blues” (33)?
10. What is noted as being needed to justify the presence of insulin among Mojave Barbie’s effects?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
The narrator’s brother cites Lionel Richie as having influenced his bad behavior. What effect does the specific citation have on the reader? How might it be different with another artist? Why might it be so?
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