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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. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?
(a) The ship is of more benefit to the soul.
(b) The iceberg is more interesting.
(c) The ship is more regal.
(d) The iceberg is more dangerous.

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

3. What quality do the poems in North and South share?
(a) Generalizations.
(b) Similar subject matter.
(c) Humor.
(d) Attention to detail.

4. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?
(a) New York.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Micucu hide in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

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

3. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?

4. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?

5. Where did Marianne Moore work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bishop liken an iceberg to the soul in "The Imaginary Iceberg"?

2. How would you characterize the speaker's relationship to the title character in "Manuelzinho"?

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

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

5. How does the poet frame her journey in "Over 2,000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance"?

6. What surprise does Bishop reveal in the last line of "Insomnia?"

7. How does Bishop feel about winter in "The Colder the Air"?

8. How does Bishop portray water in the poems in North and South?

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

10. What is the significance of the trees capturing the music in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

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