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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her gloves.

3. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) Walking and having tea.
(b) Shopping and talking.
(c) Writing and having lunch.
(d) Walking and talking.

4. What quality do the poems in North and South share?
(a) Generalizations.
(b) Similar subject matter.
(c) Attention to detail.
(d) Humor.

5. 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 more 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 less real.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?

2. How is the water temperature described in "Cape Breton"?

3. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?

4. What does the poem "Roosters" describe?

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

(see the answer key)

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