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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Marianne Moore work?
(a) A museum.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) The New York Public Library.
(d) A book store.

2. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?
(a) The United States, Europe, and Brazil.
(b) The United States, Canada, and Europe.
(c) Europe, Canada, and South America.
(d) The United States, Mexico, and Paris.

3. For what does the poet express a need in "Sonnet"?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Music.
(c) Light.
(d) Water.

4. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?
(a) North & South.
(b) Questions of Travel.
(c) A Cold Spring.
(d) Geography III.

5. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) A man who is half-tenant, half-squatter.
(b) A man living on the street.
(c) A man buying his first home.
(d) A landlord.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pink Dog," what does the poet suggest about including the dog at Carnival?

2. How long did the poet actually spend in Brazil?

3. For what was Fannie Farmer, as portrayed in "Lines Written in the Fannie Farmer Cookbook," most famous?

4. Why does the toad in "Giant Toad" pity himself?

5. What do several of the poems in North and South pay homage?

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