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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the poet compare the long, relentless rain in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) A politician's nose.
(b) A preacher's sermon.
(c) A politician's speech.
(d) A preacher's nose.

2. What is the visitor's mood in "House Guest"?
(a) Hopeless.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Comical.

3. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) Writing and having lunch.
(b) Shopping and talking.
(c) Walking and talking.
(d) Walking and having tea.

4. "Questions of Travel" is in what format?
(a) A debate.
(b) An answer to a single question.
(c) Question and answer.
(d) A list of meandering questions.

5. What does the poem "Roosters" describe?
(a) A rooster that crows at midday.
(b) People's positive reaction to a rooster crowing.
(c) A silent rooster.
(d) People's negative reaction to a rooster crowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the poet spend in Brazil?

2. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?

3. What quality do the poems in North and South share?

4. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?

5. In "Large Bad Picture," how does Bishop portray the flying birds?

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