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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what Southern state are some of the poems in North and South set?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Mississippi.

2. What does the man in "The Gentleman of Shalott" believe about being only part of a man?
(a) That half is enough.
(b) That one quarter is enough.
(c) That one third is enough.
(d) That only a whole man is enough.

3. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?
(a) It is general.
(b) It is rambling.
(c) It is crisp and precise.
(d) It is prosaic.

4. In "Large Bad Picture," how does Bishop portray the flying birds?
(a) As hanging in z's.
(b) As hanging in s's.
(c) As hanging in n's.
(d) As hanging in m's.

5. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Arriving in Paris.
(b) Waking.
(c) Riding a train.
(d) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

3. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?

4. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?

5. To what topic do many of Bishop's observations in the poems in North and South pertain?

(see the answer key)

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