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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?
(a) Moore had free museum passes.
(b) Moore offered to edit Bishop's poetry.
(c) Moore was a close friend.
(d) Moore had important connections.

2. What could the tone of the Four Poems indicate about the poet?
(a) She prefers flowery language.
(b) She prefers concise language.
(c) She prefers to include herself in her poems.
(d) She prefers to use a lot of detail.

3. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her gloves.
(d) Her shoes.

4. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?
(a) Waking in a house.
(b) Riding on a train.
(c) Riding on a plane.
(d) Waking in a hotel.

5. What does the tone of "Letter to N.Y." reveal about the friendship portrayed?
(a) They frequently argue.
(b) They are just acquaintances.
(c) They have just met.
(d) It is intimate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

2. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?

3. What is the subject of "The Gentleman of Shalott"?

4. Why does Bishop love the sea?

5. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?

(see the answer key)

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