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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 items of clothing is noted to accompany Mojave Barbie?

2. Which of the following is the first line of “Cloud Watching”?

3. Which of the following birds does the narrator note signifies death?

4. To which of the following semi-precious stones does the narrator compare her front yard?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is noted as being needed to justify the presence of insulin among Mojave Barbie’s effects?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Throughout the collection, the narrator makes reference to fruits of various sources. Explicate the significance of the fruits, generally, and of one fruit, specifically.

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