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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 “Reservation Grass”?

2. With which of the following are the burritos Reservation Mary sells stuffed?

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

4. Which of the following is the last line of “Prayers or Oubliettes”?

5. In posing a hypothetical about God, of which of the following does the narrator suggest God might have wings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does The Injun That Could accommodate dancers?

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

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

4. For what basketball skills is Reservation Mary’s suitor noted?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

The title poem of the collection serves as something of a preface to the work. What effect does the preface have on the remaining reading? How is that effect achieved?

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