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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?
(a) Compassionately.
(b) Objectively.
(c) Sentimentally.
(d) Subjectively.

2. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?
(a) Seagulls and puffins.
(b) Penguins and puffins.
(c) Auks and Seagulls.
(d) Auks and puffins.

3. Where did Bishop grow up?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Calgary.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

4. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) Takes him into her home.
(b) Withholds money.
(c) Gives him money.
(d) Throws him out of her home.

5. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?
(a) Moore was a close friend.
(b) Moore had important connections.
(c) Moore had free museum passes.
(d) Moore offered to edit Bishop's poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?

2. Why is the auntie surprised by the burglar's actions in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

3. In "Brazil January 1, 1502," how does the poet attempt to view the scenery?

4. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?

5. What is a running theme in many of the poems in Cold Spring?

(see the answer key)

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