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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Marianne Moore work?
(a) The New York Public Library.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) A book store.
(d) A museum.

2. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Evening.
(c) Morning.
(d) Noon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

2. What color are the Brazilian warehouses?

3. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?

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

5. What are two sounds the poet appreciates in "Questions of Travel"?

(see the answer key)

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