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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 could the tone of the Four Poems indicate about the poet?
(a) She prefers flowery language.
(b) She prefers to use a lot of detail.
(c) She prefers to include herself in her poems.
(d) She prefers concise language.

2. To whom is "Sunday at Key West" dedicated?
(a) Bishop's roommate.
(b) Bishop's tenant.
(c) Bishop's neighbor.
(d) Bishop's landlady.

3. What does the second part of Three Valentines depict?
(a) The poet's not understanding how she came to fall in love.
(b) The poet's desire to leave her lover.
(c) The poet's not understanding how she fell out of love.
(d) The poet's desire to fall in love.

4. What question does Bishop ponder in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?
(a) How much Brazil has changed over time.
(b) Where Brazil got its name.
(c) How little Brazil has changed over time.
(d) What Brazil was like in the early 16th century.

5. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?
(a) A boy and his goat.
(b) A boy and his crow.
(c) A boy and his dog.
(d) A boy and his falcon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the poems in Youth deal with?

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

3. In "Pleasure Seas," what do those on the shore, in the plane, or on the yacht have in common?

4. Who is traveling on a wagon in "Manners"?

5. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" do?

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