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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her gloves.

3. Where is the poet located as she composes "The Moose"?
(a) A train in Alaska.
(b) A bus in Canada.
(c) A train in Canada.
(d) A bus in Alaska.

4. Where does Micucu hide in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) In a barn.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) In the hills.

5. How long does the poet spend in Brazil?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Eleven days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Eighteen days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device does "12 O'Clock News" employ?

2. What does the moose do in "The Moose"?

3. In "In the Waiting Room," what does the poet wonder about the photos of the tribal women in National Geographic?

4. What is involved in the resolution of Four Poems?

5. What does the man in "The Gentleman of Shalott" believe about being only part of a man?

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