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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. What does the poet first recognize in "In the Waiting Room"?
(a) That she will someday have a mature female body.
(b) That she is a strong reader.
(c) That she is afraid of dentists.
(d) That she wants to travel.

2. In "My Last Poem," what does Bandeira hope his last poem will be like?
(a) An unexplained suicide.
(b) Dying while asleep.
(c) A will.
(d) A suicide note.

3. What does "For C.W.B." depict?
(a) Food.
(b) Nature.
(c) Music.
(d) Sleep.

4. In "Banks," to what does the poet compare his complaining?
(a) A drum.
(b) A flute.
(c) A bassoon.
(d) A violin.

5. What is the sea awaiting in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?
(a) The burial of a man.
(b) A naming.
(c) The birth of a baby.
(d) A religious sect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first part of Three Valentines depict?

2. What is the symbolic meaning of "Pleasure Seas"?

3. Why is the character's name so common in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino'"?

4. Where might the visitor go next in "The House Guest"?

5. Who is the philosopher referenced in "The Wit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what state does the poet imply she is currently in her poem "Sonnet," written in 1928?

2. What does the porch symbolize in "Sunday at Key West"?

3. What is the moral Bishop puts forth in "Thank-You Note"?

4. How is the character in "The Strayed Crab" an exaggerated human figure?

5. Why is Bandeira so concerned about the specifics of his last poem in "My Last Poem"?

6. How does the location in "Santarem" parallel the Garden of Eden?

7. How does Max Jacobs' "Hell Is Graduated" change in the course of the poem?

8. What is the tone of "Lines Written in the Fannie Farmer Cookbook"?

9. In what style is Bandeira's poem "Brazilian Tragedy" composed?

10. Why do you think Bishop chooses animals to symbolize the players in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?

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