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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Marianne Moore.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Louise Crane.

2. Why does the snail in "Giant Snail" pity himself?
(a) He is slow and ugly.
(b) He is large and ugly.
(c) He is large and slow.
(d) He is vulnerable to being eaten.

3. When were the poems in North and South collected?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1972.

4. What is the subject of the three poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics?
(a) Vegetation in the rain.
(b) Houses in the rain.
(c) Animals in the rain.
(d) Bodies of water in the rain.

5. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Noon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?

2. What color are the Brazilian warehouses?

3. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?

4. Who is the executioner in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?

5. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?

(see the answer key)

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