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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?
(a) They drown.
(b) They get scared by the waves and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(c) They get scared by the birds and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(d) They get scared by the planes and walk off the edge of a cliff.

2. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) Haughty.
(b) Slang.
(c) Refined.
(d) Uncultured.

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

4. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"
(a) Stays with her boyfriend.
(b) Leaves her husband.
(c) Leaves her boyfriend.
(d) Stays with her husband.

5. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?
(a) Ontario.
(b) Calgary.
(c) Boston.
(d) Nova Scotia.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?

2. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?

3. What has Bishop arranged in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

4. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?

5. What does Bishop display towards Moore in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

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