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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the poet compare the long, relentless rain in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) A politician's nose.
(b) A preacher's sermon.
(c) A preacher's nose.
(d) A politician's speech.

2. How long did the poet actually spend in Brazil?
(a) Eighteen days.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Fifteen days.

3. How does Bishop begin the section Geography III?
(a) With a list of places.
(b) With a map.
(c) With a poem about a map.
(d) With basic lessons and questions about geography.

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

5. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?
(a) Salmon and herring.
(b) Salmon and bass.
(c) Codfish and herring.
(d) Codfish and bass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the three poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics?

2. What is Bishop's attitude toward the title character and his family in "Manuelzinho"?

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

4. How old is the poet in "In the Waiting Room"?

5. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?

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