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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 Bishop's attitude toward the title character and his family in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Distasteful.
(c) Caring.
(d) Pitying.

2. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) Withholds money.
(b) Throws him out of her home.
(c) Gives him money.
(d) Takes him into her home.

3. In "Brazil January 1, 1502," how does the poet attempt to view the scenery?
(a) From an explorer's perspective.
(b) From an archaeological perspective.
(c) From an artist's perspective.
(d) From a tourist's perspective.

4. How does Bishop look at life in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III?
(a) Humorously.
(b) Regretfully.
(c) Hopefully.
(d) Bitterly.

5. What does the man in "The Gentleman of Shalott" believe about being only part of a man?
(a) That one quarter is enough.
(b) That half is enough.
(c) That one third is enough.
(d) That only a whole man is enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is depicted in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?

2. In "Pink Dog," what does the poet suggest about including the dog at Carnival?

3. On what is "The Riverman" based?

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

5. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

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