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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the water temperature described in "Cape Breton"?
(a) A timeless chill.
(b) An ancient chill.
(c) A fierce chill.
(d) A piercing chill.

2. Where did the poem "Sunday at Key West" originally appear?
(a) In a letter to Marianne Moore.
(b) In a newspaper.
(c) In a letter to Bishop's landlady.
(d) In an anthology.

3. What is a running theme in many of the poems in Cold Spring?
(a) Weather.
(b) Swimming.
(c) The sea.
(d) Spring.

4. Who is the executioner in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?
(a) The cat.
(b) The rat.
(c) The dog.
(d) The raccoon.

5. What does Bishop's subject matter in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III tell us about her?
(a) She seeks to see beyond the norm.
(b) She focuses on the negative.
(c) She sees everyday things in typical ways.
(d) She is interested in the exotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?

2. Where is the poet located as she composes "Night City"?

3. To whom is "Sunday at Key West" dedicated?

4. Who visits the poet in "House Guest"?

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

(see the answer key)

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