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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 Bible story is alluded to in "Santarem?"
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Abraham and Isaac.
(c) The Garden of Eden.
(d) The birth of Jesus.

2. How is the poet's perspective in Uncollected Poems different from that in her other poems?
(a) They're more objective.
(b) They're more personal.
(c) They're more universal.
(d) They're more detached.

3. Who is the title character in "For C.W.B."
(a) Clayton Wadsworth Barrett.
(b) Unidentified.
(c) Charles Watson Barrett.
(d) Catherine Wentworth Barrett.

4. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?
(a) Cheats on her.
(b) Drinks too much.
(c) Fights too much.
(d) Gambles too much.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?

2. What is the symbolic meaning of "Pleasure Seas"?

3. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" do?

4. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?

5. In "Lullaby for the Cat," what does the cat not want to do?

(see the answer key)

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