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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tone of "Letter to N.Y." reveal about the friendship portrayed?
(a) It is intimate.
(b) They have just met.
(c) They are just acquaintances.
(d) They frequently argue.

2. How is the poet's perspective in Uncollected Poems different from that in her other poems?
(a) They're more personal.
(b) They're more objective.
(c) They're more detached.
(d) They're more universal.

3. What does "The Wit" describe?
(a) A practical joke.
(b) A highly intelligent person.
(c) A moment of sarcasm.
(d) A moment of laughter.

4. What literary device does the poet employ in "The Mountain"?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Personification.
(d) Juxtaposition.

5. What does the older character teach the younger in "Manners"?
(a) How to behave as a guest in someone's home.
(b) All people deserve respect.
(c) Table manners.
(d) One must honor one's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?

2. Who are the Biblical personages referenced in "The Wit"?

3. How long did the poet actually spend in Brazil?

4. When was the Fannie Farmer Cookbook first published?

5. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" wear that is oddly painted?

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