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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. Mojave Barbie has a tape of which of the following poets?

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

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare road workers?

4. Which of the following libations does the narrator assert angels drink from silver cups?

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

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

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

5. At what point does the narrator note her brother stopped wearing shirts?

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

7. Based on the poem “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation,” what is an abecedarian poem?

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

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

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

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

What significance accrues to Mojave Barbie interacting with Skipper in “The Last Mojave Indian Barbie?” How does that significance emerge?

Essay Topic 3

Fundamentally, whose story is told in When My Brother Was an Aztec? That is, who is the protagonist? How does the collection show it?

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