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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?
(a) Her love for her dog.
(b) Her love for spacious houses.
(c) Her love for Spanish things.
(d) Her love for small houses.

3. What has Bishop arranged in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) For the weather to be nice when Moore visits.
(b) Tickets for a show.
(c) A limo driver to take them shopping.
(d) A reservation at a nice restaurant.

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

5. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?
(a) Architecture.
(b) The essence of Washington, D.C.
(c) The poet's politics.
(d) A view from a rooftop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the old man in "At the Fishhouses"?

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

3. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?

4. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?

5. What does Bishop mean when she asks Moore to "please come flying" in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

(see the answer key)

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