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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 does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?
(a) Her love for spacious houses.
(b) Her love for small houses.
(c) Her love for her dog.
(d) Her love for Spanish things.

2. What memory does the toad in "Giant Toad" recall?
(a) Being chased.
(b) Being forced to smoke a cigarette.
(c) Being dropped in someone's soup.
(d) Being left in someone's bed.

3. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?
(a) They drown.
(b) They get scared by the waves and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(c) They get scared by the planes and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(d) They get scared by the birds and walk off the edge of a cliff.

4. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) A man living on the street.
(b) A man buying his first home.
(c) A man who is half-tenant, half-squatter.
(d) A landlord.

5. Why does Bishop love the sea?
(a) She loves to swim.
(b) It is unchanging.
(c) It is both ever-changing and unchanging.
(d) It is ever-changing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?

2. Who visits the poet in "House Guest"?

3. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?

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

5. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

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