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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. To which of the following is “A Woman with No Legs” dedicated?

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

3. From which of the following is the inscription at the beginning of “The Facts of Art” taken?

4. The collection defines “yenni” as which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 is the most important theme of Diaz’s collection? What in the book indicates as much? How does it do so?

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

What overall attitude towards family does the collection present? What in the text shows that presentation? How does it do so?

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