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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Riding a train.
(b) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.
(c) Waking.
(d) Arriving in Paris.

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

3. What does Bishop's uncommon vocabulary reflect about her settings?
(a) The customs and mannerisms of the people.
(b) The way the people speak.
(c) The foods consumed in these places.
(d) The culture and the feel of the people.

4. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?
(a) A man calls room service.
(b) A man does not share his roll.
(c) A man scatters crumbs.
(d) A man has only coffee for breakfast.

5. What is the subject of "The Gentleman of Shalott"?
(a) A man breaking a mirror.
(b) A man looking at his reflection in water.
(c) A man looking into a mirror.
(d) A man traveling on water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?

2. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?

3. When were the poems in North and South collected?

4. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"

5. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?

(see the answer key)

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