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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the moose do in "The Moose"?
(a) Stands in the road, then steps aside.
(b) Causes the bus to crash.
(c) Causes the train to crash.
(d) Attacks.

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

3. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

4. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?
(a) A view from a rooftop.
(b) The essence of Washington, D.C.
(c) The poet's politics.
(d) Architecture.

5. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?
(a) It is prosaic.
(b) It is crisp and precise.
(c) It is general.
(d) It is rambling.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?

4. What is the poet surprised to learn?

5. Why does Bishop love the sea?

(see the answer key)

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