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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The structure of the poem "Visits to St. Elizabeth's" is the same as what song?
(a) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
(b) The Twelve Days of Christmas.
(c) This Old Man.
(d) I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

2. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?
(a) Drinks too much.
(b) Fights too much.
(c) Gambles too much.
(d) Cheats on her.

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

4. What are two sounds the poet appreciates in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) Tap shoes and a cricket's chirp.
(b) Wind and roosters.
(c) Wooden clogs and a bird's song.
(d) Rain and frogs.

5. Who is traveling on a wagon in "Manners"?
(a) A girl and her grandfather.
(b) A girl and her mother.
(c) A girl and her father.
(d) A girl and her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

2. When did Bishop meet Moore?

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

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

5. Where did Bishop grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things is Bishop comparing in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?

2. What is the meaning of the lines "I'm afraid if it's wheat it's none of your sowing" in "Letter to N.Y."?

3. Why does the character in "The Gentleman of Shalott" think half of him would be enough?

4. What is the significance of the title of "The Prodigal"?

5. How do the poet's descriptions in "Arrival at Santos" reflect her dual state of mind?

6. Does Bishop see the ocean as ever-changing or never changing in the poems in Cold Spring?

7. What does the final stanza of "Insomnia" depict?

8. How does the title of "The Man-Moth" alter the feel of the poem?

9. Why does Bishop chose the word "flying" in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

10. In what way does the language contrast with the emotional situation in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"

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