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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device does the poet employ in "The Mountain"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Personification.
(d) Foreshadowing.

2. What are on the porch in "Sunday at Key West"?
(a) Beach chairs.
(b) Rocking chairs.
(c) Plants.
(d) Bicycles.

3. How does the family react to the poet in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Gives her money and candy.
(b) Accepts her but refuses money and candy.
(c) Steals her money and candy.
(d) Avoids her but accepts money and candy.

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

5. Who is the executioner in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?
(a) The raccoon.
(b) The rat.
(c) The cat.
(d) The dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what is "The Riverman" based?

2. What is the poet surprised to learn?

3. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?

4. Where did Bishop grow up?

5. How is the water temperature described in "Cape Breton"?

(see the answer key)

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