The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family react to the poet in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Gives her money and candy.
(b) Steals her money and candy.
(c) Accepts her but refuses money and candy.
(d) Avoids her but accepts money and candy.

2. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?
(a) Reverently.
(b) Symbolically.
(c) Dismissively.
(d) Objectively.

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

4. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?
(a) With a Native American influence.
(b) With drab colors and ornate decorations.
(c) With family photos.
(d) With vibrant colors and cheap decorations.

5. "Questions of Travel" is in what format?
(a) A debate.
(b) Question and answer.
(c) A list of meandering questions.
(d) An answer to a single question.

6. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?
(a) A tigress.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A huntress.
(d) A hunter.

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

8. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?
(a) Weekends.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Morning.
(d) Evening.

9. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) Haughty.
(b) Refined.
(c) Slang.
(d) Uncultured.

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

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

12. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her shoes.

13. 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.

14. What does the viewer hear in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?
(a) A protest.
(b) An orchestra playing.
(c) A brass band playing.
(d) Nothing.

15. What is Bishop's attitude toward the title character and his family in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Caring.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Pitying.
(d) Distasteful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?

2. What is the poet surprised to learn?

3. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?

4. What does the older character teach the younger in "Manners"?

5. What could the tone of the Four Poems indicate about the poet?

(see the answer keys)

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