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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 first line of “Other Small Thundering”?

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

3. For which of the following is the phrase “Mojave necklace” a euphemism?

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

5. Which of the following is the surname of the titular “Reservation Mary”?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what are the Hopi men working before signing on with the Department of Transportation in “The Facts of Art”?

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

3. About what does the two-man band at The Injun That Could sing about?

4. What does the narrator warn is the likely effect of an angel visiting the reservation?

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 complaint does the narrator voice about raisins after eating them?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any two of the poems in the collection in terms of overall effect. Attend not only to their formal features, but also to their content and its implications.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the poems in the collection work well both with and without the inclusion of their title lines in the text. For any one of the poems in the collection, how does the reading change if the title is included as part of the main text of the poem?

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