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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet hope to gain by knowing the answers to her questions in "Letter to N.Y."?
(a) She wants New York to seem less real.
(b) She wants to feel justified in her decision to leave New York.
(c) She wants to decide whether to move to New York.
(d) She wants New York to seem more real.

2. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?
(a) With a Native American influence.
(b) With vibrant colors and cheap decorations.
(c) With family photos.
(d) With drab colors and ornate decorations.

3. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?
(a) Compassionately.
(b) Subjectively.
(c) Objectively.
(d) Sentimentally.

4. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) The dreams are too fuzzy.
(b) The dreams are too clear.
(c) The dreams are too happy.
(d) The dreams are too terrible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?

2. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?

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

4. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

5. What could the tone of the Four Poems indicate about the poet?

(see the answer key)

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