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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?
(a) The iceberg is more interesting.
(b) The ship is more regal.
(c) The ship is of more benefit to the soul.
(d) The iceberg is more dangerous.

2. In what year does Questions of Travel begin?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1962.

3. What do the characters in Rainy Season; Sub-Tropics symbolize?
(a) That most people are lost.
(b) Exaggerated human traits.
(c) Different human reactions to rain.
(d) Effects of different locales on humans.

4. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?
(a) A tigress.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A huntress.

5. What is the poet surprised to learn?
(a) That the people of Brazil are poor.
(b) That the people of Brazil are well-off.
(c) That Brazil has a flag.
(d) That Brazil does not have a flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?

2. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?

3. In "Brazil January 1, 1502," how does the poet attempt to view the scenery?

4. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?

5. What Bible story is alluded to in "Santarem?"

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