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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bishop grow up?
(a) Calgary.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

2. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?
(a) Evening.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Morning.
(d) Weekends.

3. What does Bishop mean when she asks Moore to "please come flying" in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) That Moore should drive quickly over the Manhattan Bridge.
(b) That Moore should run over to Bishop's place.
(c) That Moore should come by plane.
(d) That Moore should drive quickly across the Brooklyn Bridge.

4. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Calgary.
(c) Ontario.
(d) Boston.

5. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Riding a train.
(b) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.
(c) Waking.
(d) Arriving in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?

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

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

4. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?

5. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?

(see the answer key)

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